Kinko peony
Paeonia 'Kinko (see Alice Harding)'
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
Kinko peony (Paeonia 'Kinko (see Alice Harding)') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, 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. It blooms in early to late spring and draws butterflies. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Wada bred it in 1939.
Pairs well with Cat mint, Lily, and Blue Arrow Rocky mountain juniper.