Hong Jing peony
Paeonia 'Hong Jing'
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
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow, pink, purple, red, white
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Hong Jing' peony (Paeonia 'Hong Jing') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, and specimen plantings. 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. Late blooming double flowers open light cream-yellow with a soft rose edge. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. The flowers are fragrant and face upward.
Pairs well with Bottlebrush buckeye, Greig's tulip, and Niobe clematis.