Countess peony
Paeonia 'Countess'
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, red shading
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Countess' peony (Paeonia 'Countess') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen plantings, 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. Dusky yellow blooms with red shading open in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Butterflies visit the flowers, and A.P. Saunders introduced it in 1941.
Pairs well with Blue star, Blue Angel hosta, Lily, and Greig's tulip.