Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Cultivar Group (Type): Other
Season of bloom: Very Early (week 1)
Flower Form: Single
Flower Color: Pink
Flower color description: Rose pink
Flower size: 3 - 4 inches
Needs support: No

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 1.5 - 3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Tuber
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Peony
  • Majorcan Peony

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Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2015-04-03
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2015-04-04
Paeonia cambessedesii
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-11
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-11-11
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-08-25
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2015-04-03

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-10-10

Date: 2008-03-25
A young plant with its first bloom.
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-04-19

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-11-11
Location: Botanical Magazine 
Author Rodriquez 1907
Location: Copenhagen Botanical Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-05-10

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