Grand Opening peony
Paeonia 'Grand Opening'
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
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink, red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Grand Opening' peony (Paeonia 'Grand Opening') 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. Large, fragrant, semi-double pink blossoms have red flares and cupped, crinkled petals in early to late spring. Harold Entsminger bred it. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with False indigo, Queen of Night tulip, and Jackmanii clematis.