Scott James peony
Paeonia 'Scott James'
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
- Cream, rose-pink shading, dark red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Scott James' peony (Paeonia 'Scott James') 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. The semi-double flowers are cream heavily flushed with rose and open in early to late spring. John and Dot McFarlane introduced it in 1997. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Niobe clematis, Lily, and Bells of Ireland.