Double Fernleaf Peony (Paeonia tenuifolia 'Plena') in the Peonies Database - Garden.org

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Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Cultivar Group (Type):	Other: tenuifolia cultivar
Season of bloom:	Early (week 2)
Flower Form:	Full Double
Flower Color:	Red

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Fruit:	Dehiscent
Flowers:	Showy

Common names

Double Fernleaf Peony
Fern Leaf Peony
Fernleaf Peony
Peony

Also sold as:

'Flore Pleno'
'Flora Plena'
'Rubra Plena'
'Rubra Flora Plena'

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Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 2023-04-30

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Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2016-05-08

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Location: From my garden. Poland.

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Location: In my garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens, South Amana, IA
Date: Spring

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Location: Minneapolis
Date: 2017-05-14

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Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2021 may
Paeonia tenuifolia'Flora Plena'

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Date: 2012-05-06

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-04-06

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Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens in South Amana, IA

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Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens in South Amana, IA
Date: 2012-04-30

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Location: In my garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens, South Amana, IA
Date: 2009-05-04

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Location: Minneapolis , MN
Date: 2017-05-14

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-04-06
In a garden

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Date: 2008-01-01
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Location: From my garden. Poland.

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Location: From my garden. Poland.

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Location: From my garden. Poland.

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Location: Adelman's Peony Garden, Salem, OR
Date: 2017-05-22
Full sun, 91 degrees F 32.7 degrees C

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Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms

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Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms

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Comments:

Posted by frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Apr 6, 2018 9:01 AM concerning plant:

"Paeonia tenuifolia 'Flore-Plena', (1-DB-R) hybrid Fern Leaf Peony, (Heirloom, 1765), USDA Hardiness Zone 2, Short in height, double, bright red, lightly fragrant, weak stems, finely cut foliage, very early bloomer, needs support, Michigan Bloom Month 5.

An heirloom that takes time to establish and may be difficult to grow. 'Flore-Plena' may be sold as 'Rubra Flore Pleno' or 'Flore Pleno' or Rubra Plena or Rubra Flora Plena."

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