Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Krekler
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1965
Cultivar Group (Type): Lactiflora
Season of bloom: Midseason (week 4)
Flower Form: Semi-Double
Flower Color: Pink
Flower color description: Symmetrical, rosy pink and silver-frosted, on medium thick, red stems.
Needs support: No
Awards: Award of Landscape Merit: 2009

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 28-36 inches
Plant Spread: 28-36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Peony
  • Chinese Peony
  • Garden Peony

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Location: southeast Nebraska 
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Burgundy foliage with Stratosphere daffodil in back
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Date: 2011-06-07
6-7-11 zone 4 Wisconsin
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Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2011-06-06
6-6-11 zone 4 Wisconsin
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Date: 2012-04-22
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Location: Wisconsin
Date: 2012-04-08
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Location: Wisconsin
Date: 2010-05-26
Zone 4 Wisconsin

Photo courtesy of Brooks Gardens Peonies. Used with permission.
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Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2012-05-29
zone 4 Wisconsin
Location: Zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2009-06-05
6-5-09 zone 4 Wisconsin

Photo courtesy of Brooks Gardens Peonies. Used with permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by goldfinch4 (Ripon, Wisconsin) on Oct 11, 2011 3:11 PM concerning plant:
    One of my favorites! Very sturdy plant that does exceptionally well in windy locations with no staking. The flower is semi-double and has bright yellow stamens that show up well against the bright pink flower. It produces many flowers that are held close to the foliage.

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