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Itoh Peony Prairie Charm

SKU: AM014931
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Overview
Illuminate your spring garden with this Itoh Peony. Lemon-yellow blooms are offset by deep orange centers, creating both an elegant and fragrant statement year after year. (Paeonia Itoh)
key features
Botanical Name
Paeonia itoh
Growing Zones
Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Advantages
Bee Friendly, Deer Resistant, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Container Planting
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Mature Height
28-30" tall
Bloom Time
Late Spring
SKU
AM014931

Description

Intersectional Peonies are hybrids between woody Tree Peonies and herbaceous Garden peonies. These hybrids are relatively new creations, with the first successful intersectional crosses being made in 1948. These hybrids are called “Itoh peonies” after Mr. Toichi Itoh, a Japanese hybridizer who created the first intersectional Peony. the result is a disease resistant plant with a longer blooming season, due to their ability to produce preliminary and secondary buds once the plant is established. Its lower compact habit and sturdier stems allows it to support up to 30 flowers per well-established plant.

Intersection, or “Itoh” Peonies are very easy to grow in full to part sun in well-drained soil. Make sure the crowns are planted 1 to 2 inches deep and no deeper. If peonies are planted too deep, they may not bloom.