Firebrand peony
Paeonia 'Firebrand'
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
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Firebrand' peony (Paeonia 'Firebrand') is a shrub for specimen planting, cottage gardens, borders, and cut flowers. 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. Yellow blooms with a reddish base on the petals open in early to late spring and attract butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Derek Irvine introduced it in 2001.
Pairs well with Cat mint, Lady of the snows, and Nelly Moser clematis.