Antioch peony
Paeonia 'Antioch'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Cream-white
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Antioch' peony (Paeonia 'Antioch') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and perennial beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and loamy soil. The cream-white, semi-double flowers are fragrant and face upward, and they have frilled guard petals. Plants stand upright, so they need no support. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Joshua Scholten bred it.
Pairs well with Clustered bellflower, Rainforest Sunrise hosta, and Prairie dropseed.