Celestial peony
Paeonia 'Celestial'
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
- Medium, spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Rose-pink or deep pink
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Celestial' peony (Paeonia 'Celestial') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, 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. Its foliage has a bronze tint, and the blooms open from early to late spring into early summer. Butterflies visit the flowers. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Wide Brim hosta, Jeana garden phlox, and Lily.