Buckeye Belle peony
Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle'
APS Gold Medal 1994; APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Dark red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Buckeye Belle' peony (Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Its dark red, semi-double flowers are fragrant, open early, and draw bees and butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Walter Z. Mains bred it.
Pairs well with Stella de Oro daylily, Blue Muffin arrowwood viburnum, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.