Alluring peony
Paeonia 'Alluring'
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
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Apricot, red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Alluring' peony (Paeonia 'Alluring') 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. The flat apricot blooms have red flares and open in early to late spring. Each stem carries three buds and has good stem strength. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Sum and Substance hosta, Maltese cross, and Stargazer lily.