Paeonia delavayi var. delavayi f. lutea syn. Paeonia lutea

Yellow Delavay Peony

Paeonia lutea sports yellow flowers from Spring to early Summer. A deciduous shrub needing little maintenance that likes moist well drained soil. Can tolerate full sun to partial shade.

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Very little water
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
Free draining and fertile

plant information

Common name

Yellow Delavay Peony

Latin name

Paeonia delavayi var. delavayi f. lutea syn. Paeonia lutea

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Paeoniaceae

ph

6.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

Free draining and fertile
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Yellow Delavay Peony is 2.50meters x 2.00meters

2.50 M 2.00 M

Paeonia delavayi var. delavayi f. lutea syn. Paeonia lutea

Paeonia lutea sports yellow flowers from Spring to early Summer. A deciduous shrub needing little maintenance that likes moist well drained soil. Can tolerate full sun to partial shade.

Flowering Season

From Mid Spring TO Early Summer

Peony flowers can be singles, semi double and multi petalled range from white through to red.

Planting Outdoors

From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn

Make a hole more than large enough for the plant add plenty of well rotted compost or manure and mix with the soil before planting approximately 2 inches below the surface, water in well.

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