Mernabelle peony
Paeonia 'Mernabelle'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Sulfur-yellow semi-double
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mernabelle' peony (Paeonia 'Mernabelle') 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. The fragrant, sulfur-yellow semi-double flowers look like doubles, and one stem makes a bouquet. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Annabelle hydrangea, Blue Mouse Ears hosta, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.