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.
Description:
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
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Meadows, scrub and rocky places.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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