Red Slippers peony
Paeonia 'Red Slippers'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 22 inches tall
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Red Slippers' peony (Paeonia 'Red Slippers') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen plantings. 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, fire engine red blooms have three rows of guard petals and pink tipped stigmas, and bees and butterflies visit them. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Roy G. Klehm bred it.
Pairs well with Obedient plant, Standing Ovation little bluestem, Carlton daffodil, and Smooth hydrangea.