Royal Road peony
Paeonia 'Royal Road'
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 purple, darker center, violet flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Royal Road' peony (Paeonia 'Royal Road') 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 purple flowers with a darker center and violet flares open in early to late spring and attract butterflies. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Derek Irvine bred it in 2001.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Lily, The President clematis, and Katsura tree.