Picturesque peony
Paeonia 'Picturesque'
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
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Cream, pink edges, light yellow shading, violet-red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Picturesque' peony (Paeonia 'Picturesque') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. 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. The cream blooms have pink edges, light yellow shading, and violet-red flares in early to late spring, and butterflies visit them. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Derek Irvine bred it.
Pairs well with Jackmanii clematis, Lily, and Irish moss.