General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Peony
  • Mountain Peony
  • Yama-Shakuyaku
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Paeonia obovata
  • Synonym: Paeonia japonica

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SB_Johnny
Location: St Louis
Date: 2013-05-07
Location: Calgary
Date: 2013-09-10
Seeds
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-05
Location: Harrogate Flower Show
Date: 2019-04-27
Location: Calgary
Date: 2013-05-05
Close-up of plant bud, at end of single stalk of plant.
Location: In the Will Rogers Botanical Garden & Arboretum
Date: June, 2004
Peony (Paeonia japonica) 001
Location: In the Will Rogers Botanical Garden & Arboretum
Date: June, 2004
Peony (Paeonia japonica) 002
Location: In the Will Rogers Botanical Garden & Arboretum
Date: June, 2004
Peony (Paeonia japonica) 003

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2012-10-21
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-05
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-05-10

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Calgary
Date: 2013-05-16
Paeonia obovata alba
Uploaded by boojum
Comments:
  • Posted by dorab (Calgary - Zone 3a) on May 8, 2013 8:37 PM concerning plant:
    My photo is of Paeonia obovata alba, and this is the first bud since planting in 2009. The plant is in an east-facing bed, which receives good morning light.
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