White Heron peony
Paeonia 'White Heron'
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
- Cream, violet flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'White Heron' peony (Paeonia 'White Heron') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. 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. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Cream flowers with violet flares open in early to late spring and attract butterflies. Derek Irvine bred it.
Pairs well with Elegans hosta, Weigela, Greig's tulip, and Big bluestem.