Red Riding Hood peony
Paeonia 'Red Riding Hood'
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
- Red, yellow highlights
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Red Riding Hood' peony (Paeonia 'Red Riding Hood') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen plantings. 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 medium red blooms have slight yellow tinges and open in early to late spring. George Hollis bred it in 2001. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Jeana garden phlox, Green Spice coral bells, The President clematis, and Big bluestem.