What to do when your peony plant arrives by post?
Open the box as soon as your parcel arrives, peonies and indeed all plants need light to survive, take your peony plant out and unwrap from all packaging. Give your peony a little drink of water. It is best to plant your peony in the ground or your chosen container as soon as possible once arrived. Please note all plants left in the box after delivery cannot be returned or replaced. Click here for further details.

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Shirley Temple’ AGM (Peony ‘Shirley Temple’)

£28.00

Flouncy great pale pink,double flowers, gently fading to buff-white. Blooms June and July. The centre of each beautiful, scented flower is full of small, loosely arranged ruffled petals.Will die down in later summer and re-emerge in spring. Sun or partial shade loving. Any fertile, moist, well drained soil. 85cmx85cm (33″x33″).

Fragrant, large flowers

Easy to grow if in good soil.

 

Out of stock

Want to be notified when this product is back in stock?

Description

Flouncy great pale pink,double flowers, gently fading to buff-white. Blooms June and July. The centre of each beautiful, scented flower is full of small, loosely arranged ruffled petals.Will die down in later summer and re-emerge in spring. Sun or partial shade loving. Any fertile, moist, well drained soil. 85cmx85cm (33″x33″)Fragrant, large flowers
Easy to grow if in good soil.

Additional information

Pot size

HUGE 5.5lt (22cm Square) Deep Pot
Aspect

Any position sheltered or exposed
Plant condition

In winter, this plant dies down and is cut back. So if it's delivered between October and May, it may look dead, but it's just resting! This is traditionally the best time to plant.
Plant Type

Perennial
Toxicity

CAUTION: if eaten, can upset stomachs
Plant Care

Remove dead flowers spikes at a branching point or at the base after flowering, to tidy.
Habit

Clumping
Tenderness

Hardy
Foliage colour

Green
Flower month

May- June
Genus

Peony
Family

Paeoniaceae
Height & Spread in 5 yrs

85cmx85cm (33"x33")
Fragrant

No
Flower colour

White
Sun position

Sun or partial shade loving
Soil

Any fertile, moist, well drained soil
Species

lactiflora
Foliage

Deciduous Perennial Plant