Crown Of Creation peony
Paeonia 'Crown Of Creation'
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 purple
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Crown Of Creation' peony (Paeonia 'Crown Of Creation') 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. Fragrant dark purple blooms with yellow-tipped petals open in early to late spring. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Butterflies visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Balloon flower, Culver’s root, Big bluestem, and Grape hyacinth.