Infanta peony
Paeonia 'Infanta'
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, summer
- Bloom color
- White, mauve shading, purple flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Infanta' peony (Paeonia 'Infanta') is a shrub for specimen plantings, borders, cottage gardens, 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. The small ivory white blooms have dark flares, open from spring into early summer, and attract butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Arthur Percy Saunders bred it in 1948.
Pairs well with Mock orange, David garden phlox, and Blue fescue.