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Botanical name: Paeonia
German name: Peony
Family: Paeoniaceae (peony family)
Flowering time: May to June
Blossoms: White, pink, red, yellow
Foliage: Summer green
Growth habit: Shrub
Origin: Asia, Europe
Details of the Paeonia
Paeonia is a deciduous ornamental shrub that attracts everyone's attention, especially during the flowering period from May to June. During this time, the peony reveals beautiful flowers in white, yellow and all colour combinations of red or pink. The Japanese varieties are particularly enchanting with their unfilled or semi-double flowers, while the European varieties of Paeonia exude a pompous atmosphere with their double calyxes. The deciduous peony develops decorative, light green leaves in spring, which are shed again before autumn. There is no doubt that Paeonia is therefore a real eye-catcher in the garden, especially in the spring months.
Paeonia requires a sunny to semi-shady location and likes well-drained, moderately moist and nutrient-rich soil. This easy-care peony prefers a somewhat sheltered spot. Once in its place, the peony can delight its owner with numerous blooms every spring for decades. Paeonia loses all its foliage in autumn, but survives the winter without any problems and sprouts again in spring.
Use in the design
Whether in the front garden or in the border: Paeonia is particularly suitable as a single plant due to its impressive flowers. In combination with an early-flowering Ornamental leeks, with its spheres seemingly floating in the air, interesting eye-catchers are achieved. Peonies often create wonderful colour effects in playful and romantic gardens alongside other shrubs with different flowering periods: The picture in the garden is constantly changing and the combination of shrubs provides colourful splashes of colour at all times. The peony is also a particular highlight in Japanese or Asian-style gardens, where it emphasises the exotic character of the garden. In principle, Paeonia also thrives in a planter and creates pretty accents in the garden or on the patio, but the robust plant then needs a sufficiently large pot. Our plant of the month is not only versatile, but also a special eye-catcher until early summer.
PARC'S references
- Meeting place in a rural setting
- Playful dream garden with a view
- Garden design with fountain
- Private garden with wooden deck
Decorative accents with the right planter
Paeonia adorns many a garden or patio in a pretty planter. A wide variety of planters are available in the Amadeo Ambiente online shop. To the shop
