Peony

Common Name: 
Peony
Scientific Name Genus: 
Paeonia
Family Name: 
Paeoniaceae
Identification Notes
Growth Habit
coarse, shrubby clumps, up to 2-3 feet tall.
Peony
Peony
Leaves
alternate, compound, biternate, leaflets elliptic to lanceolate, dark green and glabrous.
Flowers
large and showy, 4-8 inches across, one to several borne terminally, 5-10 petals. numerous showy stamens; red to pink, white, or combinations.
Peony Bud
Peony Flower
Peony Flower
Peony Flower
Propagation Method
root divisions (late summer)
Landscape Uses
hedge; mg; bg; fresh flowers.