species
Paeonia delavayi
Tree peony
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Paeonia delavayi belongs to the family Paeoniaceae, also known as Tree peony, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.8 m tall and 1.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers in May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.8 m tall × 1.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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