Rainbow Spring peony
Paeonia 'Rainbow Spring'
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
- Light yellow or cream, purple shading
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rainbow Spring' peony (Paeonia 'Rainbow Spring') 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 light yellow flowers have purple shading and open in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Butterflies visit the blooms, and Derek Irvine bred it.
Pairs well with Cat mint, Greig's tulip, and Big bluestem.