Exotic Era peony
Paeonia 'Exotic Era'
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, summer
- Bloom color
- Apricot, pink shading, yellow undertones
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Exotic Era' peony (Paeonia 'Exotic Era') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen use. 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 single apricot flowers have pink shading and yellow undertones, and they sit well above the heavy leaves. David Reath bred it as a seedling of 'Marchioness'. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Star Gazer lily, Burnet, and Blue Arrow Rocky mountain juniper.