Play With Fire peony
Paeonia 'Play With Fire'
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
- Dark red, darker center
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Play With Fire' peony (Paeonia 'Play With Fire') 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 semi-double flowers are wine red with a darker center and show off bold stamens. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. John and Dot McFarlane bred it, and it blooms from early to late spring.
Pairs well with David garden phlox, Blue fescue, and Niobe clematis.