Alhambra peony
Paeonia 'Alhambra'
APS Registry
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6.5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Golden-yellow, red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Alhambra' peony (Paeonia 'Alhambra') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy soil. Fragrant, ruffled golden-yellow blooms with red flares open in early to late spring. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders bred it.
Pairs well with Mock orange, Elegans hosta, Blue fescue, and Stargazer lily.