Tarantella tree peony
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Tarantella'
APS Registry
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 3.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Upright spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Lilac-pink or deep pink, white center, black flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Tarantella' tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa 'Tarantella') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, and perennial beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and loamy soil. It grows upright and spreading to about 39 inches tall. Fragrant, semi-double, lilac-pink to deep pink flowers with white centers and black flares open in early to mid spring. Irmtraud Rieck bred it.
Pairs well with Japanese spirea, Pink Impression tulip, Ostrich fern, and Monkshood.