Happy Days peony
Paeonia 'Happy Days'
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
- Pink
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Happy Days' peony (Paeonia 'Happy Days') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and perennial beds. 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. Pink flowers edged in red open in early to late spring above copper foliage. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Alonzo B. Franklin bred it, and butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Blue flag, Greig's tulip, and Christmas fern.