Coral Charm Peony

For many the most glorious peony on the planet, the Coral Charm Peony is a stunning plant, and a fabulous way to start the main growing season. A vigorous upright bush reaching 3 feet in bloom, a cluster of strong stems support enormous flowers that can be 8 inches across. And what flowers they are! A bowl of many petals concentrically surrounding a center of golden stamens, the fullness, density and quality of this bloom is world-renowned. It opens from the bud in amazing shades of coral pink and then gradually, over a week or more, changes through lighter pinks and peaches into warm creams, as the bloom opens wider to show the golden center. These incredibly shifting colors make it like you have six different peonies, not just one. The attractive glossy, divided foliage makes a valuable shrub during the summer, turning yellow and red in fall. Grow among perennials or shrubs, and as part of the foundation planting around your home.

• Enormous and spectacular double flowers
• Coral pink when first opening, fading to soft apricot-cream over time
• 3-foot substantial shrub-like form with attractive leaves
• Yellow, red and orange leaf colors in fall
• Winner of multiple international awards

Plant your Coral Charm Peony in full sun – it will also be happy with a little afternoon shade. Plant so that the base of the stems, or the buds, are just one inch below ground-level. Deeper planting can delay growth and flowering for several years. Grow in fertile, moist, well-drained soil – tolerant of some summer drought, after flowering is over. The number of stems increases each year, producing a large bush in a few years. Remove dead flowers immediately, cutting just above the first leaf. Cut stems to the ground in fall, after the leaves die, and mulch with a layer of rich compost, over the whole root zone. Normally untroubled by pests or diseases and usually left alone by deer.