Promise of Spring peony
Paeonia 'Promise of Spring'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Rose-pink, lighter edges
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Promise of Spring' peony (Paeonia 'Promise of Spring') 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, semi-double, rose-pink flowers have paler edges, and the blue-green foliage stays upright without support. Paul & Esther Simmons bred it. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Coralbells, Cheerfulness daffodil, Western sword fern, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.