Itoh Peony Roots - Pink Ardour

BOTANICAL NAME

Paeonia (Intersectional hybrid)

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Late Spring through Early Summer

GROWTH HABIT

• Clumping

PLANT HEIGHT

• 18 to 24 inches

PLANT TYPE

• Semi-Double
• Itoh

COLOR

• Pink

Raspberry-pink blooms with glowing golden centers make this Itoh peony an absolute standout in the cutting garden. Itoh Peony Pink Ardour is a semi Itoh type, producing some of the largest flowers (eight inches across!) with fewer petal layers and typically one impressive bloom per sturdy stem, perfect for bouquets. Strong, upright stems resist flopping in poor weather, while deep copper-red foliage emerges in spring and gradually matures to green for season-long interest.

• Itoh peonies are a cross between Lactiflora (herbaceous) peony and a Suffruticosa (Tree) peony
• Floriferous; generally one flower per stem, ideal for cutting and arrangements
• Strong hybrid vigor typical of Itoh peonies create sturdy, no-stake stems

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• Top of Root Should Be No More Than 1 to 2 inches Below Soil

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 36 to 48 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8