Southern Beauty peony
Paeonia 'Southern Beauty'
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
- Yellow, orange-red shading, orange-red edges
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Southern Beauty' peony (Paeonia 'Southern Beauty') 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 yellow blooms have orange-red shading and orange-red edges in early to late spring, and butterflies visit them. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Derek Irvine bred it.
Pairs well with Sundrops, Blue fescue, and Pink Impression tulip.