Paeonia tenuifolia
Fern Leaf Peony
The fern leaf peony forms a low clump of finely divided green leaves and bears small ruby-red, single flowers filled with yellow stamens. Perfect for edging or in a sunny rock garden. Flowers appear earlier than the more common hybrid Garden Peonies.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Fern Leaf Peony
Latin name
Paeonia tenuifolia
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Paeoniaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.75 M
1.00 M
Paeonia tenuifolia
The fern leaf peony forms a low clump of finely divided green leaves and bears small ruby-red, single flowers filled with yellow stamens. Perfect for edging or in a sunny rock garden. Flowers appear earlier than the more common hybrid Garden Peonies.
Flowering Season
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Peony flowers can be singles, semi double and multi petalled range from white through to red.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Make a hole more than large enough for the plant add plenty of well rotted compost or manure and mix with the soil before planting approximately 2 inches below the surface, water in well.
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