Peony

PLANT TYPE: Peony (Perennial)

HARDINESS (USDA ZONE): 3a to 8a

SEASON: Late Spring and Early Summer

EXPOSURE: Full to partial sun

TIME TO MATURITY: 6 weeks

SPACING: 3 feet

PLANTING DEPTH: From cuttings, to grade

HEIGHT: 2 to 3 feet

SPREAD: 3 feet

PESTS & DISEASES: Botrytis Blight, powdery mildew, thrips, scale, mealybugs, mites and beetles

WATER NEEDS: 1″ per week

MAINTENANCE: Moderate

TOLERANCE: Moderate heat and high humidity

SOIL TYPE: Sandy Loam

SOIL pH: 6.5 to 7.0

SOIL DRAINAGE: Moist, Well Drained

COMPANION PLANTING: Rose, iris,Allium, hydrangea, hosta, daylilly and lavender

GENUS: Paeonia spp.