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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 att 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 att 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: att 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: att 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