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Paeonia – Rare and Unusual
April’s Featured Plants
Genus: Paeonia Genus of perennials and deciduous shrubs grown for fabulous flowers in spring/summer and bold
decorative foliage that lasts into autumn. Excellent garden plants, long-lived which thrive undisturbed. Fully hardy.
Did you know – Itoh hybrids are rare crosses of garden and tree peonies, first carried out in 1948 by Toichi Itoh in Japan.
Paeonia ‘Scarlet Heaven’ – originating from China, this rare Itoh hybrid boasts large,
fragrant single red flowers with a centre of red tipped carpels bordered by golden
anthers held high above dark green foliage in early summer.
Rare red Itoh hybrid
Highly recommended
Looks good with Anchusa azurea
'Loddon Royalist' AGM,
Cephalaria gigantea,
Penstemon ‘King George V’
Ideal for:
Specimen plant
Borders
Cottage and informal gardens
Texture, colour and fragrance
Appearance
Size:
Flower:
Foliage:
Habit:
70cm high x 60cm wide
large red flowers in early summer
dark green in summer
bushy, clump-forming
How to grow
Hardiness:
Soil:
Drainage:
Light:
Pruning:
Note:
Cut flowers
hardy down to – 15 degrees C
humus rich, fertile soil
moist, but well-drained
partial shade
remove old leaves after flowering
plants die down to ground or low
woody stems in winter
Paeonia ‘Lollipop’ – stunning mid-sized, upright Itoh hybrid with large, semi-double
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apricot/yellow blooms that develop dark purple markings as they mature, above deep
green foliage. Flowers appear from late spring to early summer.
Eye-catching multi-colour flowers
Easy to grow
Plant with Centaurea
atropurpurea, Achillea
'Lachsschonheit' (Galaxy Series)
AGM, Allium sphaerocephalon
Ideal for:
Specimen plant
Borders
Cottage and informal gardens
Texture, colour and fragrance
Cut flowers
Appearance
Size:
Flower:
Foliage:
Habit:
70cm high x 60cm wide
large, semi-double apricot/
yellow flowers, purple markings,
late spring – early summer
deep green, deciduous
upright, bushy
How to grow
Hardiness:
Soil:
Drainage:
Light:
Pruning:
Note:
hardy down to – 15 degrees C
any good soil
moist, but well-drained
full sun to partial shade
very light, remove dead leaves
in autumn to avoid diseases
plants die down to ground or
low woody stems in winter
Paeonia – Rare and Unusual
April’s Featured Plants
Genus: Paeonia Genus of perennials and deciduous shrubs grown for fabulous flowers in spring/summer and bold
decorative foliage that lasts into autumn. Excellent garden plants, long-lived which thrive undisturbed. Fully hardy.
Did you know – Itoh hybrids are rare crosses of garden and tree peonies, first carried out in 1948 by Toichi Itoh in Japan.
Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ – striking and unusual upright Itoh hybrid bearing very large double
soft sulphur-yellow flowers with red basal markings and lemon-like fragrance from late
spring to early summer. Its lush deep green foliage lasts into autumn.
High performing hybrid
Very large soft yellow flowers
Low maintenance
Plant with Allium hollandicum
'Purple Sensation' AGM,
Achillea ‘Fanal’, Salvia virgata
Ideal for:
Specimen plant
Borders
Cottage and informal gardens
Texture, colour and fragrance
Cut flowers
Appearance
Size:
Flower:
Foliage:
Habit:
85cm high x 60cm wide
double soft sulphur yellow flowers
late spring – early summer
deep green, deciduous
tall, upright bush
How to grow
Hardiness:
Soil:
Drainage:
Light:
Pruning:
Note:
hardy down to – 15 degrees C
any reasonable soil
moist, but well-drained
full sun
very light, remove dead leaves in
autumn to avoid diseases
plants die down to ground or low
woody stems in winter
Beds‘Cora
andLouise’
borders
Paeonia
– superb, vigorous and upright Itoh hybrid bred in 1986 in
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Wisconsin, USA, bearing masses of large, fragrant,
single pale pink flowers with dark
red basal markings to each petal above lush, toothed foliage in summer.
Prolific flowering
Low maintenance
Plant with Heuchera ‘Obsidian,
Salvia nemerosa ‘Amethyst’ AGM,
Achillea ‘Credo’ AGM
Ideal for:
Specimen plant
Borders
Cottage and informal gardens
Texture, colour and fragrance
Cut flowers
Appearance
Size:
Flower:
Foliage:
Habit:
80cm high x 60 cm wide
single, pale pink flowers with red
basal markings, summer
mid green, deciduous
upright, bushy
How to grow
Hardiness:
Soil:
Drainage:
Light:
Pruning:
Note:
hardy down to – 15 degrees C
any reasonable soil
moist, but well-drained
full sun
very light, remove dead leaves in
autumn to avoid diseases
plants die down to ground or low
woody stems in winter
Paeonia – Rare and Unusual
April’s Featured Plants
Genus: Paeonia Genus of perennials and deciduous shrubs grown for fabulous flowers in spring/summer and bold
decorative foliage that lasts into autumn. Excellent garden plants, long-lived which thrive undisturbed. Fully hardy.
Did you know – Itoh hybrids are rare crosses of garden and tree peonies, first carried out in 1948 by Toichi Itoh in Japan.
Did you know – an ancient medicine, an overdose of Hellebore may have caused the death of Alexander the Great
near water
Paeonia emodi – native to scrub and forests in the Himalyan foothills at approximately
2km altitude, this perennial bears several large, pure white flowers with a central boss
of yellow anthers above deeply divided glossy, green foliage in late spring.
Easy to grow
Simple but beautiful flowers
Looks good with Dicentra
Formosa, Amsonia hubrichtii,
Aquilegia longissima AGM
Ideal for:
Appearance
Size:
Flower:
Foliage:
Habit:
How to grow
Cottage and informal gardens
Hardiness:
Soil:
Drainage:
Light:
Texture, colour and fragrance
Pruning:
Specimen plant
Borders
50cm high x 60cm wide
large, single white flowers,
late spring
glossy, green foliage
upright, bushy
Cut flowers
Note:
hardy down to – 20 degrees C
any reasonable soil
moist, but well-drained
prefers dappled shade but can
tolerate sun
remove flowers as they fade,
remove dead leaves in autumn
watch out for peony wilt honey
fungus
Note:
susceptible to leaf miner
Paeonia mascula – species native to area from France south-eastwards to Turkey/Iran also grows wild in Britain, preferring woods or limestone slopes. Perennial bearing
single pink/red flowers with golden anthers over dark green foliage, early summer.
Good for beginners
Hardy, attractive and
undemanding
Plant with Astrantia ‘Roma’ PBR,
Campanula persicifolia,
Crocosmia ‘Golden Ballerina’
Ideal for:
Specimen plant
Borders
Cottage and informal gardens
Texture, colour and fragrance
Historic ecclesiastical planting
schemes - Middle Ages
Appearance
Size:
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Flower:
Foliage:
Habit:
100cm wide x 50cm high
single pink-red flowers, early
summer
dark green, deeply divided
clump-forming, bushy
How to grow
Hardiness:
Soil:
Drainage:
Light:
Pruning:
Propagation:
Note:
hardy down to – 15 degrees C
any reasonable/fertile soil
moist, but well-drained
sun to partial shade
remove flowers as they fade,
remove dead leaves in autumn
by division autumn or early spring
watch out for peony wilt honey
fungus
Paeonia – Rare and Unusual
April’s Featured Plants
Genus: Paeonia Genus of perennials and deciduous shrubs grown for fabulous flowers in spring/summer and bold
decorative foliage that lasts into autumn. Excellent garden plants, long-lived which thrive undisturbed. Fully hardy.
Did you know – Itoh hybrids are rare crosses of garden and tree peonies, first carried out in 1948 by Toichi Itoh in Japan.
Did you know – an ancient medicine, an overdose of Hellebore may have caused the death of Alexander the Great
near water
Paeonia peregrina ‘Fireking’ – striking cultivar foliage of species native to an area from
Calabria, Italy to W Turkey on rocky limestone and oak forests at 1200m altitude, this
perennial bears small, scarlet, cup-shaped flowers over glossy green foliage, late spring.
Recommended cultivar
Good for sunny, well-drained soil
Looks good with Coreopsis
‘Schnittgold’, Astrantia major
Campanula carpatica 'Blaue
Clips',
Ideal for:
Specimen plant
Borders
Cottage and informal gardens
Appearance
Size:
Flower:
Foliage:
Habit:
50cm high x 50cm wide
small, single scarlet flowers,
late spring
glossy green foliage
clump-forming, bushy
How to grow
Hardiness:
Soil:
Drainage:
Light:
Pruning:
Texture, colour and fragrance
Note:
hardy down to – 20 degrees C
any reasonable/fertile soil
well-drained
full sun
remove flowers as they fade,
remove dead leaves in autumn
watch out for peony wilt honey
fungus
Note:
susceptible to leaf miner
Paeonia mlokosewitschii – ‘Molly the Witch’ - species native to SE Caucasus on sunny
slopes in hornbeam-oak forests – much admired perennial with primrose yellow single
cup-shaped flowers in spring over glossy green foliage turning orange-red in autumn.
Considered a cult plant
Easy to grow in well-drained
soil in partial shade
Plant with Rubus arcticus,
Centaurea John Coutts,
Maianthemum stellatum
Ideal for:
Specimen plant
Borders
Cottage and informal gardens
Texture, colour and fragrance
Appearance
Size:
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Flower:
Foliage:
Habit:
50cm wide x 60cm high
single, primrose yellow flowers
with golden anthers
glossy green, spring turning fiery
orange-red in autumn
clump-forming, bushy
How to grow
Hardiness:
Soil:
Drainage:
Light:
Pruning:
Note:
hardy down to – 20 degrees C
any reasonable/fertile soil
well-drained
partial shade to shade
remove flowers as they fade,
remove dead leaves in autumn
watch out for peony wilt honey
fungus