Tree Peony
- Botanical Name
- Paeonia suffruticosa
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 3 to 5 feet
- Width
- 3 to 4 feet
- Flowers
- Spring: pink, white, peach, red, yellow, purple; single, semi-drouble and double
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, fertile
- Planting & Care
- Amend soil with organic matter as needed before planting to provide good drainage
- Plant the graft union 3 to 6 inches below soil level to encourage the scion to develop roots
- Plants will need protection from strong winds
- Unlike herbaceous peony, stems should not be cut back annually
- Only occassional pruning of deadwood or suckers is needed
- Plants take several years to get established
- Provide winter protection in Zones 4 and 5
- Problems
- Some susceptibility to canker, leaf blight, stem wilt and scale
- Varieties
- Godaishu - semi-double, white flowers up to 10 inches
- Yachiyo-tsubaki - semi-double flowers that are dark pink at the center fading to light pink at the edge
- Age of Gold - semi-double yellow flowers
- Chromatella - double flowers, golden yellow petals with pink edges
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