Harlequin peony
Paeonia 'Harlequin'
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
- Cream, mauve shading
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Harlequin' peony (Paeonia 'Harlequin') is a shrub for borders, 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. Small flowers blend mauve and ivory cream in early to late spring, and butterflies visit them. Arthur Percy Saunders bred it. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Lanceleaf coreopsis, Greig's tulip, Niobe clematis, and Katsura tree.