Dawning peony
Paeonia 'Dawning'
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
- Cream, rose-pink shading, dark red shading
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dawning' peony (Paeonia 'Dawning') 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. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Semi-double blooms in cream flushed with rose and wine open in early to late spring. Each strong stem carries three buds, and butterflies visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Sweet woodruff, and Black Parrot tulip.