Zuchau Picotee tree peony
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Zuchau Picotee'
APS Registry
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Habit
- Upright spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White, light pink shading, lilac shading, dark red flares
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Zuchau Picotee' tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa 'Zuchau Picotee') 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 59 inches. Fragrant semi-double flowers open in early to mid spring and have lilac pink petals with dark flares and picotee edges. Burghard Ebert bred it.
Pairs well with Rainbow's End hosta, Queen of Night tulip, and Blue fescue.