Peony

Paeonia officinalis ssp. officinalis Herbaceous Group Paeoniaceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Southern France, Switzerland, Northern Italy, East to Hungary and South to Albania

Source of plant

Phedar Nursery

Description

Plants reach 12-14" in height, leaves biternate with numerous narrowly elliptic leaflets. Flowers are usually pink, but red and white flowers have been reported.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3