Bowl of Beauty Peony

Peony Bowl of Beauty

• COLOR: Pink and yellow bi-color
• USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 7
• SIZE: 36 inches x 36 inches
• USE FOR: Cutting flowers, bouquets, garden flowers, deer resistant
• PESTICIDE-FREE: All of our plants are grown with sustainable, organic methods.
• BLOOM TIME: Late spring
  
• GROW BEST IN: Full sun in fertile, well-prepared soil
• WILDLIFE: Deer resistant, attracts butterflies and bees in the summer.

• NOMENCLATURE NOTES: 'Peaonia' (Named in honor of Paeon, Physician of the Gods in Greek mythology) and 'lactiflora' (milk-like flowers, possibly referring to the ant-attracting nectar produced by peonies, or to the milky-white flower of the unselected species). Grown and shipped in a 1 gallon nursery trade container.

Tips for Growing Bowl of Beauty Peony:

1. Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Peonies are long-lived plants, so prepare the planting hole with substantial amounts of compost, and blend in a high quality slow-release organic fertilizer, like Down-To-Earth Rose and Flower Food.
2. When planting container grown peonies, dig the hole slightly larger that the container and place the soil line of the peony plant even with the ground. Back-fill and water in well. When planting bare root, Plant the "red eyes" or growing points no deeper than 2" deep.
3. Peonies do not like to be moved, and may not bloom the same year that they are moved or planted.
   
4. Trim back spent blooms during the flowering period to encourage larger flowers.
5. For more information on growing peonies, read our How to Grow Peony article.