Lombard peony
Paeonia 'Lombard'
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
- Dark purple, black flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lombard' peony (Paeonia 'Lombard') 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. Its single deep plum flowers have heavy petals with black flares and attract butterflies in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders bred it.
Pairs well with Obsidian coral bells, Blue fescue, and Primrose.