Love Affair peony
Paeonia 'Love Affair'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Dark foliage
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White, lemon-yellow center
- Foliage color
- Dark foliage
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Love Affair' peony (Paeonia 'Love Affair') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and loamy soil. Fragrant, semi-double white flowers with cupped petals reach 6 inches across, and bees and butterflies visit them. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Don Hollingsworth bred it.
Pairs well with Goldsturm black-eyed Susan, Blonde Ambition blue grama, and Curly Fries hosta.