Red Currant peony
Paeonia 'Red Currant'
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
- Crimson, dark brown shading
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Red Currant' peony (Paeonia 'Red Currant') 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. Large, satiny crimson blooms open in early to late spring and attract butterflies. Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders bred it. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Elegans hosta, Jeana garden phlox, Blue fescue, and Lily.