Softest Touch peony
Paeonia 'Softest Touch'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size3 feet tall
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Cream, violet-red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Softest Touch' peony (Paeonia 'Softest Touch') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. 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 double cream flowers have plum-red flares and a slight fragrance. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. The upright plants need no support.
Pairs well with White Swan coneflower, Prairie dropseed, and Black Hero tulip.