Rosalind Elsie Franklin peony
Paeonia 'Rosalind Elsie Franklin'
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
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Light pink, darker shading, dark red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rosalind Elsie Franklin' peony (Paeonia 'Rosalind Elsie Franklin') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen plantings, 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. The light pink, ruffled flowers have dark red flares and a pleasant fragrance in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. William J. Seidl introduced it in 1996.
Pairs well with Garden phlox, Jacob’s ladder, and Big bluestem.