Big Sombrero peony
Paeonia 'Big Sombrero'
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
- Short
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Big Sombrero' peony (Paeonia 'Big Sombrero') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, and specimen plantings. 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. Yellow semi-double flowers with maroon flares open in early to late spring and face outward like a big hat. Nate Bremer bred it. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with June hosta, Maltese cross, Greig's tulip, and Niobe clematis.