Avant Garde peony
Paeonia 'Avant Garde'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Avant Garde' peony (Paeonia 'Avant Garde') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. 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. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. The fragrant, medium-sized flowers are pale rose with plum veining at the base of the petals and golden stamens. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Coralbells, Yarrow, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Carlton daffodil.