Many Happy Returns peony
Paeonia 'Many Happy Returns'
APS Gold Medal 2004; APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Many Happy Returns' peony (Paeonia 'Many Happy Returns') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. The fragrant red flowers have yellow-edged collar petals and bloom in abundance. Hollingsworth Nursery introduced it in 1986.
Pairs well with Krossa Regal hosta, Blonde Ambition blue grama, and Cheerfulness daffodil.