Paeonia lactiflora 'Fen Yu Nu' syn. Paeonia 'Dancing Butterfly', Paeonia 'Little Medicine Man'

Peony 'Fen Yu Nu' (Herbaceous)

'Dancing Butterfly' sports lotus shaped flowers. Large pink fragrant blooms in early to mid spring. Compact form that is perfect for the middle of perennial borders. Likes full sun.

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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

Peony 'Fen Yu Nu' (Herbaceous)

Latin name

Paeonia lactiflora 'Fen Yu Nu' syn. Paeonia 'Dancing Butterfly', Paeonia 'Little Medicine Man'

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 Peony Fen Yu Nu (Herbaceous) is 0.80meters x 0.90meters

0.80 M 0.90 M

Paeonia lactiflora 'Fen Yu Nu' syn. Paeonia 'Dancing Butterfly', Paeonia 'Little Medicine Man'

'Dancing Butterfly' sports lotus shaped flowers. Large pink fragrant blooms in early to mid spring. Compact form that is perfect for the middle of perennial borders. Likes full sun.

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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