Paeonia lactiflora ‘Miss America’

Perennials & Ground Covers
Paeonia lactiflora 'Miss America'

Blooming Time

May
June

Exposure

True
Full Sun
True
Light Shade

`Miss America’s large, semi-double flowers consist of large satiny petals, blushed with soft pink before turning snow white, centered with an explosion of golden yellow stamens. These delicate, frilled blossoms are wonderfully fragrant and held elegantly on 30-inch stems, making them ideal for cutting. The foliage that clothes these stately plants is dark, glossy green and `Miss America’ can function as a handsome shrublike hedge, backdrop or companion plant.

Details

Hardiness Zone:

3

Blossom Color:

White to Cream

Growth Habit:

Shrubby

Max Height:

3'

Texture:

Medium Texture

Recommended Spacing:

3' to 4'

We sell this plant in these containers:

#2 Pot
#2 Pot

Special Characteristics

True
Cuttings
True
Seasonal Effect
True
Moderate Area
True
Bees
True
Large Area
True
Deer Resistant

Features

Large, semi-double flowers consist of large satiny petals, blushed with soft pink before turning snow white, centered with an explosion of golden yellow stamens.

Landscape Value

`Miss America' can function as a handsome shrublike hedge, backdrop or companion plant.

Care

Watering:

'Miss America' Garden Peony is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.

Fertilizing:

'Miss America' Garden Peony needs little fertilizer, but benefits from a single springtime or fall topdressing (about 1 inch deep) of organic compost or well rotted leaves. Alternatively, a springtime application of a slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet.

Pruning:

'Miss America' Garden Peony Garden Peony should be pruned while dormant during late fall or winter.

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