Black Douglas peony
Paeonia 'Black Douglas'
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
- Dark red, brown shading
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Black Douglas' peony (Paeonia 'Black Douglas') 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. Dark red blooms with brown shading open in early to late spring. A.P. Saunders introduced it in 1948. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with June hosta, David garden phlox, and Grape hyacinth.