Paeonia Itoh ‘Gordon E. Simonson’
Paeonia 'Gordon E. Simonson' has extra large, double, pink flowers with yellow stamens. Itohs are exciting crosses between tree and garden peonies.
Paeonia ‘Gordon E. Simonson’ is an Itoh Peony with spectacular flower size and colour. Twice the size of other Itohs is sure to impress along with frilly, semi-double, fragrant flowers in fuchsia-pink with creamy yellow stamens. Grows 30-36 inches high and wide. Itoh peonies are intersectional hybrids between tree peonies (P. suffruticosa) and garden peonies (P. lactiflora) making outstanding herbaceous perennials with huge flowers in many unusual colours. A mature plant can have over 50 blooms! The foliage is like a tree peony and emerges rich red, gradually turning green.
Common Name: Itoh Peony - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Paeoniaceae (The Peony Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Foliage Colour: Burgundy/Red/Purple, Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Meadows, scrub and rocky places.
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