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Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Paeonia 'Early Bird'

 

Fern Leaf Peony 'Early Bird'

These plants form a clump as they get older and flowers that are singles, semi double and multi petalled range from white through to red. Leaves are simple, shiny and mid to dark green in colour. There is also a Japanese tree peony which grows taller. 'Early Bird' sports fern-like leaves and cupped shaped flowers to 8cm in size. Flowers are a deep red.

 
plant Features
  • Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Fern Leaf Peony 'Early Bird'

Latin name

Paeonia 'Early Bird'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Paeoniaceae

ph

6.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Fern Leaf Peony Early Bird is 1.00meters x 1.20meters 1.00 M 1.20 M

Paeonia 'Early Bird'

These plants form a clump as they get older and flowers that are singles, semi double and multi petalled range from white through to red. Leaves are simple, shiny and mid to dark green in colour. There is also a Japanese tree peony which grows taller. 'Early Bird' sports fern-like leaves and cupped shaped flowers to 8cm in size. Flowers are a deep 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.

 

Flowering Season

From Mid Spring TO Early Summer

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

 
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