Paeonia 'Pink Ardour' ~ Pink Ardour Peony

Paeonia 'Pink Ardour' ~ Pink Ardour PeonyPink Ardour Peony is a shrubby herbaceous perennial with strong stems and deep green leaves that holds its color all season. The lightly fragrant, rich raspberry pink semi double flowers with darker centers bloom in late spring. Prefers afternoon shade in southern areas and well drained soils. Type: Perennial Height: 2 3 Spread: 2 3 Spacing: 2. 5 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 8 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: Pink Season of Interest: Spring

Pink Ardour Peony is a shrubby herbaceous perennial with strong stems and deep green leaves that holds its color all season.  The lightly fragrant, rich raspberry pink semi-double flowers with darker centers bloom in late spring.  Prefers afternoon shade in southern areas and well-drained soils.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance.  Water regularly- whenever top 3” of soil is dry. Botyrtis blight and Phytopthora blight are sometimes problems.  Flowers may need staking or stems may droop. Scale, Mealybugs, mites and beetles are occasional problems. Powdery mildew is common in fall but harmless.  If the plant doesn’t flower it is likely planted too shallow/deep or in too much shade.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Bellflower, Coneflower, Hydrangea

IMAGE: Photoset by Paeony World, Piwonia itoh PINK ARDOUR

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.