Candy Floss peony
Paeonia 'Candy Floss'
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
- Yellow, light pink shading
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Candy Floss' peony (Paeonia 'Candy Floss') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. 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. Light pink blooms shade over yellow in early to late spring, and butterflies visit them. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Derek Irvine bred it.
Pairs well with Autumn Frost hosta, Prairie Sun rudbeckia, and Nelly Moser clematis.