Japanese Tree Peony (Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Shima-nishiki') in the Peonies Database

Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Cultivar Group (Type):	Suffruticosa Tree Peony
Season of bloom:	Midseason (week 4)
Flower Color:	Red Blend White
Flower color description:	Red and white striping. Stigmas and sheath are red.

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
Plant Height:	36-48 inches
Plant Spread:	36-48 inches
Leaves:	Deciduous
Fruit:	Dehiscent
Flowers:	Showy
Propagation: Other methods:	Other: grafting
Parentage:	Sport of: Taiyo

Common names

Japanese Tree Peony
Tree Peony
Peony

Also sold as:

Shimanishiki

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Location: In my garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens, South Amana, IA
Date: Early spring

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Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens in South Amana, IA
Date: 2011-09-13

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Date: 2008-04-21
Photo courtesy of: TANAKA Juuyoh

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Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2016-05-24

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-05-22
"Paeonia suffruticosa 'Shima-Nishiki', 2018 photo, (2-DB-R) Japan

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Location: Part Shade Zone 6
Date: 2011-05-24

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Location: our garden
Date: 2011 May
Last winter, Vandal hacked back to 2 trunks, no lateral branching

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Photo Courtesy of Nate Bremer at Solaris Farms. Used with Permiss

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Location: garden of botanist Robert R. Kowal in Madison, Wisconsin
Date: April 29, 2012
photo by James Steakley

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-04-27

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Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens in South Amana, IA
Date: 2013-02-09
The starburst seed head is quite decorative either plain or color

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Location: My garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens in South Amana, IA
Date: mid winter 2013
The pea-sized seeds have a very hard coat.

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Location: Part Shade Zone 6
Date: 2011-05-13

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-27
"Paeonia suffruticosa 'Shima-Nishiki', 2017, (1-DB-R) TREE [Peony

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Comments:

Posted by LizinElizabeth (Columbiana Alabama - Zone 8a) on Dec 18, 2015 10:20 PM concerning plant:

This tree peony typically starts out with solid color blooms but will produce striped blooms as the plant matures. There can be striped and solid colored flowers blooming on this plant at the same time!

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Posted by frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Apr 15, 2018 7:27 AM concerning plant:

"Paeonia suffruticosa 'Shima-Nishiki', (2-DB-R) Japanese Tree Peony, (Japanese, Botan), USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Short, semi-double, red and white candy striped petals, yellow stamens, red tipped carpels, slight fragrance, early bloomer, Michigan Bloom Month 5b-6.

Occasionally produces a solid red bloom. It has no fixed form. A very full semi-double, almost double. A bud mutation of Taiyo."

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