Red Charm Double Peony

Paeonia x 'Red Charm'

Pronunciation: pay-OHN-ee-uh
SKU #06362
3-9

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America's favorite peony, with gigantic, ruffled wine red blooms and a spicy-sweet fragrance. Nicely textured foliage emerges reliably each spring, and with a hot-house-grown sumptuousness. The flowers last for weeks in garden or vase. Unquestionably popular for its huge size, saturated color, and superb performance. An herbaceous perennial.
LIGHT: Partial sun
WATER: Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-9

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Bloom Time Mid-Spring to Early Summer
Deciduous/Evergreen Herbaceous
Special Features Fast Growing
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate Fast
Flower Attributes Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
Landscape Use Border, Container
Flower Color Red
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Bellflower (Campanula); Cranesbill (Geranium); Mock Orange (Philadelphus); Phlox (Phlox)
Care Instructions Provide enriched, slightly acidic, well-drained soil; plant with crown slightly below soil level. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Remove spent blooms for a neat appearance. Apply side dressing of organic compost annually. Remove old foliage in the fall. Heavy blooms may require support.
History The 1956 American Peony Society Gold Medal Winner.
Details
Bloom TimeMid-Spring to Early Summer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesFast Growing
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateFast
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsShasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Bellflower (Campanula); Cranesbill (Geranium); Mock Orange (Philadelphus); Phlox (Phlox)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide enriched, slightly acidic, well-drained soil; plant with crown slightly below soil level. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Remove spent blooms for a neat appearance. Apply side dressing of organic compost annually. Remove old foliage in the fall. Heavy blooms may require support.
History
HistoryThe 1956 American Peony Society Gold Medal Winner.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.