Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Cousins
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1946
Cultivar Group (Type): Lactiflora
Season of bloom: Late Midseason (week 5)
Flower Form: Full Double
Flower Color: White
Needs support: Yes

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: 30-36 inches
Plant Spread: 30-36 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Rose fragrance
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Crowns
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Peony
  • Chinese Peony

Photo Gallery
Location: Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2019-06-21
The largest of the blooms need support, especially after a rain,
Location: Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2019-06-23
You might have to bend low to appreciate the full beauty of this
Location: Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2018-06-11
A typical bloom - large, dense, and pure white

photo credit: Epibase

Courtesy Peony Paradise used with permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Courtesy Peony Paradise used with permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2012-06-05
zone 4 Wisconsin
Location: Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2015-06-16
One of the greatest attractions of Ann Cousins is its profusion o
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Location: Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2015-06-16
A bloom opening after a heavy rain
Location: Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2018-06-11
Opening buds, seen from behind
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2012-05-29
zone 4 Wisconsin

Courtesy Peony Paradise
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Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2012-05-29
zone 4 Wisconsin
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-06-14

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