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Hardiness: USDA Zone 2a: to -45.5 °C (-50 °F) USDA Zone 2b: to -42.7 °C (-45 °F) USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Flowers are fragrant Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
On Oct 13, 2008, eliasastro from Athens
(Greece) (Zone 10a) wrote:
My favorite flowers!
I really adore them, but they usually didn't give many flowers.
After a heavy winter with few days of snow and light frost they made a surprising bloom!
I was confused because a single peony that i got bloomed very well even after mild winters, but doubles need cold.
This winter i will add ice cubes on the ground!
On Apr 18, 2006, Greenharvest from Hadley, MA wrote:
I inherited this peony from the former owner of our house. They had been planted in a, formerly sunny , spot at the side of the house. The trees beside them had grown quite large, and so the plants were in shade most of the day. I transplanted four clumps to an open, sunny spot in my flower garden, and I now enjoy dozens of bright, healthy blooms each year, rather than the one or two small and puny ones that struggled to bloom before. Aren't the rewards wonderful when you provide the right conditions to a plant?
On Aug 21, 2005, amarilia from Vancouver
() wrote:
These plants are beauties which are great as cut flowers as well as they look in the garden.A whole area of my garden is dedicated to peonies of which half are Sarah B. I do have a problem in Vancouver which is that the branches and leaves turn brown right to the root. Would it be O.K. to cut them all back at this time as it is only the end of August. I usually let them wilt to the ground in the winter. Maybe someone can tell me if I would be harming them by cutting them back so early in the year.
On Jun 18, 2005, llebpmac_bob from Zephyr
() wrote:
Probably the most commonly available peony in southern Ontario. I have several. Absolutely reliable, never had a problem with them. Heavy bloomers and so can cut enough for a decent bouquet without seriously reducing the display in the garden. Only real drawback is that like most double peonies it really needs a ring to hold it up. Somehow either heavy rain or strong winds seem to come along just as they open.
On Oct 28, 2004, lmelling from Ithaca, NY (Zone 5b) wrote:
Absolutely outstanding rose-pink double peony - very full blossoms! Plants are fairly resistant to blights and disease. Plant in well drained soil in full sun (northern states only) or partial shade. Will take full shade but will not flower as well. Give plenty of water prior to bloom time
When planting for the first time, make sure eyes of the plant are no more than 1 to 1 1/2 " below the soil line. Very hardy.
I grow several of these peony bushes to cut for dried flower arrangements. Usually drys well except in very wet years - will sometimes go slightly brown when drying.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Goodyear, Arizona Mountain Ranch, California Santa Rosa, California Madison, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut Old Lyme, Connecticut Oxford, Connecticut Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Mableton, Georgia Georgetown, Indiana Lafayette, Indiana Macy, Indiana Henderson, Kentucky Salvisa, Kentucky Deridder, Louisiana Durham, Maine Brookeville, Maryland Jessup, Maryland Ashburnham, Massachusetts Hadley, Massachusetts Harrison, Michigan Traverse City, Michigan Blackduck, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Fenton, Missouri Blackwood, New Jersey New Providence, New Jersey Bronx, New York Buffalo, New York Ithaca, New York Raleigh, North Carolina Belfield, North Dakota Coshocton, Ohio Streetsboro, Ohio Equinunk, Pennsylvania Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Clarksville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Lafayette, Tennessee Rockwood, Tennessee Fort Worth, Texas Petersburg, Virginia Bellevue, Washington Vancouver, Washington
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