Festive Mood tree peony
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Festive Mood'
APS Registry
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Red, pink shading
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Festive Mood' tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa 'Festive Mood') is a shrub for borders, perennial beds, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and loamy soil. It blooms from mid to late spring into early summer with red and pink semi-double flowers. Each stem holds one large bud, and the blooms stand well above the mid green leaves. John and Dot McFarlane introduced it in 2000.
Pairs well with Elegans hosta, Jeana garden phlox, and Niobe clematis.