Dreaming peony
Paeonia 'Dreaming'
APS Registry
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3.5 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Cream or light yellow, pink shading, peach shading, dark purple flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dreaming' peony (Paeonia 'Dreaming') 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. The fragrant double blooms are cream or light yellow with pink and peach shading and dark purple flares. Each stem carries three buds and has good strength, so the flowers cut well. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with September Charm anemone, Bells of Ireland, and Nelly Moser clematis.