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Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty' AGM

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Characteristics

Plant type

Herbaceous Perennial

Habit

Bushy

Toxicity

All parts can cause stomach upset if ingested

Resilience

Hardiness

H7 (very hardy)

Colour

Flower

Cream and Dark Pink in Summer

Foliage

Green in Spring and Summer

Size

Ultimate height

0.5-1 metres

Ultimate spread

0.5-1 metres

Time to ultimate height

2-5 years

Preferred common name

peony 'Bowl of Beauty'

Family

Paeoniaceae

Paeonia may be herbaceous perennials or deciduous sub-shrubs with large, divided leaves and showy large bowl-shaped flowers, usually in early summer

'Bowl of Beauty' is an herbaceous perennial to 80cm tall, with mid-green, divided leaves and cupped cerise-pink flowers 20cm wide, with a central mass of narrow, creamy-white petaloids

Suppliers

Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

Awards

Award of Garden Merit

How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun
Part shade

Aspect

South-facing, West-facing or East-facing

Sheltered

Cultivation

Best in a deep, fertile, humus-rich soil that is moist but well-drained in a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade. May need support

Soil

Moist but well-drained

Acid, Alkaline or Neutral

Sand, Clay, Chalk or Loam

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn or early spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden or Flower borders and beds

How to care

Pruning

Remove dead flowers as they fade, then cut back plant after the foliage has died down in autumn

Pests

Can get leaf and bud eelworms and caterpillars

Diseases

May be subject to a virus, honey fungus and peony wilt

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