Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Cultivar Group (Type): Suffruticosa Tree Peony
Season of bloom: Midseason (week 4)
Flower Form: Full Double
Flower Color: Pink
Flower color description: Coral to salmon pink; Light red with pinkish white at apex, dark purple blotches at the base.
Flower size: 6 inches

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant

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Common names
  • Chinese Tree Peony
  • Peony
Also sold as:
  • Shan Hu Tai
  • Shan hu tang
  • Shan hu ti
  • Shan hu ying ri
  • Coral Terrace

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