Paeonia Itoh ‘Watermelon Wine’
Paeonia 'Watermelon Wine' has semi-double red flowers with yellow centres. Itohs are exciting crosses between tree and garden peonies.
Paeonia ‘Watermelon Wine’ has semi-double flowers in cutting edge tones of dark raspberry-pink, reminiscent of that first watermelon of the season, around pretty 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
Family: Paeoniaceae (The Peony Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Meadows, scrub and rocky places.
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