Go Back Singing in the Rain Itoh Peony

Posted: March 6, 2023 at 11:11 AM
Paeonia 'Singing in the Rain'
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Plant Type: Peonies

A rare, yet hardy hybrid with creamy yellow, semi-double blooms that become flushed with salmon coloring as they mature. The flowers have a soft, pleasing scent, and are displayed on long stems, perfect for cutting. Forms a lush mound of foliage with an abundance of blooms every spring. An herbaceous perennial.

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Growing & Maintenance Tips:

Provide enriched, slightly acidic, well-drained, moist soil. Plant with crown slightly below soil level. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Apply an annual side dressing of organic compost. Remove spent blooms. Prune back foliage in the fall.

Flower Color

Pink - Yellow

Foliage Color

Green

Plant Spread

3-4 ft.

Good Companions

Sun to Part-Shade Perennials

Plant Height

2-3 ft.

Scape Height

NA

Hardness Zone

4-8

Soil Moisture

Low-Average water needs

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

Turns to salmon color as it matures

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Critter Resistance

Deer, Rabbits

Exposure

Full Sun - Part Shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Seasonal Interests

Summer