Vanity peony
Paeonia 'Vanity'
APS Registry
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Soft creamy-pink
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Vanity' peony (Paeonia 'Vanity') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and perennial beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and loamy soil. Soft creamy-pink double flowers have a sweet fragrance and face upward. New foliage emerges copper colored, and stems stand upright without support. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Blue Mouse Ears hosta, Moonshine yarrow, Carlton daffodil, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.