Rainbow Tint peony
Paeonia 'Rainbow Tint'
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, carmine-pink edges, dark red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rainbow Tint' peony (Paeonia 'Rainbow Tint') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, 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. Light yellow or cream blooms have carmine-pink edges and dark red flares in early to late spring. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. Butterflies visit the flowers, and Derek Irvine bred this peony.
Pairs well with Greig's tulip, Cat mint, Weigela, and Big bluestem.