Lime Lighter peony
Paeonia 'Lime Lighter'
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
- Lemon-yellow, dark red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lime Lighter' peony (Paeonia 'Lime Lighter') 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. Lemon-yellow semi-double blooms with dark red flares open in early to late spring on stems with good strength. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. John and Dot McFarlane introduced it in 2001.
Pairs well with Green Spice coral bells, Foxglove, and Royal Purple smoketree.