Melinda Myers

Fern Leaf Peony

Botanical Name

Paeonia tenuifolia

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 8

Height

1 to 2 feet

Width

9 to 18 inches

Flowers

Spring: red, single and double

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, fertile

Planting & Care

• Plant crown no deeper than 1.5 - 2" below soil surface. Planting deeper usually results in delayed or lack of flowering.
• Deadhead spent flowers
• Attractive dissected foliage begins to fade towards the end of summer to early fall
• Cut back plants to the ground after the first fall frost
• Plants do not need to be divided and should be left undisturbed

Problems

Blights are an occasional problem

Varieties

• Flore Pleno - double red flowers