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Paeonia
'Helen Matthews'
Helen Matthews Peony
| Family |
| Paeoniaceae |
| Genus |
| Paeonia |
| Cultivar |
| 'Helen Matthews' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4 - 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -34 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 |
| Height |
| 60 cm |
| Spread |
| 75 - 90 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Borders, flowering hedge, hedge gardens, cottages, containers, city and courtyard gardens or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in moist but well-drained humus-rich soil in partial sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Spreading. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth glaborous leaf stems. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Rounded flower buds appearing at the end of branches. |
| Leaf Description |
| Multi-pronged fronds of 3 - 4 lanceolate-pinnate leaflets. |
| Flower Description |
| Vivid terminal blooms with broad-rounded petals. Blooms grow up to 12 cm in diameter. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium green foliage, light green to deep green stems and vivid scarlet blooms with yellow stamen. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
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