Summer Sunset™ peony
Paeonia 'Summer Sunset™'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tallup to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Compact, medium
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow or golden-yellow, pink shading, ages to orange-pink
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer Sunset' peony (Paeonia 'Summer Sunset') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average moisture. Its yellow blooms have pink shading, age to orange-pink, and attract bees and butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Donald Robert Smith bred it.
Pairs well with White Swan coneflower, Curly Fries hosta, and Polish Spirit clematis.