Marshmallow Button peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Marshmallow Button'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Dark foliage
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Dark foliage
Notes
'Marshmallow Button' peony (Paeonia lactiflora 'Marshmallow Button') is a perennial with fragrant white flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average moisture. It blooms in late spring and early summer above dark foliage and grows 18 to 24 inches tall. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Roy G. Klehm bred it.
Pairs well with Spanish bluebell, Foxtail barley, and Orange lily.