Tekapo Dew peony
Paeonia 'Tekapo Dew'
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
- Golden-yellow, short red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Tekapo Dew' peony (Paeonia 'Tekapo Dew') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, 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. Golden-yellow blooms with short red flares open in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. Butterflies visit the flowers, and Derek Irvine bred it in 2001.
Pairs well with Big bluestem, Grape hyacinth, Ironweed, and Jackmanii clematis.