Duchesse de Nemours Peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
Pure white double blooms with a hint of yellow at the heart and a powerful lily-of-the-valley fragrance. A heritage favorite since 1856.
Bloom Season
May - Jun
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Sun Requirements
○ Full Sun6+ hours direct
◐ Part Sun4-6 hours
Water Needs
Moderate
Regular watering
Size & Zones
28-34" tall
USDA Zones 3-8
Bloom Colors
White
Traits
△ Deer Resistant❋ Fragrant✂ Cut Flower
Soil
ClayLoam
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Festiva Maxima
Pure white double blooms flecked with crimson at the center.
Bowl of Beauty
Hot pink outer petals cup a creamy center of narrow petaloids.
Coral Charm
Semi-double blooms open vivid coral-peach, age through apricot, and fade to soft butter cream.
Karl Rosenfield
Deep ruby-red double blooms with ruffled petals on strong stems.
Bartzella
Intersectional Itoh hybrid with huge lemon-yellow double blooms and red flares at the center.
Krinkled White
Single bowl-shaped flowers with crinkled white petals around a brilliant yellow boss of stamens.
Coral Sunset
Deeper, longer-lasting coral than Coral Charm with semi-double form.
Pink Hawaiian Coral
Vivid coral-pink semi-double blooms that fade to peach-cream.
Buckeye Belle
Deep maroon-black semi-double blooms with a heart of golden stamens.
Lemon Chiffon
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