Mu Se Jin Long peony
Paeonia 'Mu Se Jin Long'
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
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Deep red
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mu Se Jin Long' peony (Paeonia 'Mu Se Jin Long') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen plantings, and cut flowers. 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. Fragrant, single, deep red flowers open in early to late spring above finely cut green foliage. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Lady's mantle, Blue fescue, Lily, and Sweet William.