Sunburst peony
Paeonia 'Sunburst'
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
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sunburst' peony (Paeonia 'Sunburst') is a shrub for borders, specimen plantings, 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. The fragrant, butter yellow flowers have a raspberry wine flare and open in spring, and butterflies visit them. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. John W. and Dot M. McFarlane bred it.
Pairs well with Elegans hosta, Jeana garden phlox, Weigela, and Greig's tulip.