Paeonia 'Claire de Lune' (Claire de Lune Peony)


Botanical Information

FamilyPaeoniaceae
GenusPaeonia
Cultivar'Claire de Lune'
CategoryPerennials

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone3 - 8
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone1a - 8a
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH4 - H7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-40 - (-7)
Temperature (°F)-40 - 20
Height85 - 90 cm
Spread80 - 90 cm
GrowthMedium
Flowering PeriodMay

Description and Growing Information

ShapeSpreading.
LandscapeBorders, flowering hedge, informal gardens, cottages, city and courtyard gardens, cut flowers or as a specimen.
CultivationPlant in moist but well-draining humus-rich soil in partial sun to partial shade.
Notable SpecimensThe A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Bark/Stem DescriptionSmooth glaborous leaf stems.
Flower/Leaf Bud DescriptionRounded flower buds appearing at the end of branches.
Leaf DescriptionMulti-pronged fronds of 3 - 4 lanceolate forked leaflets.
Flower DescriptionVivid terminal whorls of broad petals. Blooms grow up to 10 cm in diameter.
Colour DescriptionDeep dark green foliage, reddish-green to light green stems and delicate white blooms with yellow stamen.
Texture DescriptionSmooth.

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