Kin-kaku peony
Paeonia 'Kin-kaku (see Souvenir de Maxime Cornu)'
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
- Yellow, pink, purple, red, white
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Kin-kaku peony (Paeonia 'Kin-kaku (see Souvenir de Maxime Cornu)') 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. It blooms in early to late spring and attracts butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Wada bred it in 1939.
Pairs well with Cat mint, Susan magnolia, and Lily.