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Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Paeonia lactiflora 'White Cap'

 

Peony 'White Cap' (Herbaceous)

Paeonia 'White Cap' is quite unusual with beetroot coloured guard petals which cup a center of buff coloured petaloids that fade to white as the flowers open wide. This peony is mid-season flowering and will grow to a height of around 85cm.

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plant Features
  • Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Peony 'White Cap' (Herbaceous)

Latin name

Paeonia lactiflora 'White Cap'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Paeoniaceae

ph

6.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) likes very little water

    Very little water

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    Best time to plant
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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Peony White Cap (Herbaceous) is 0.75meters x 0.85meters 0.75 M 0.85 M

Paeonia lactiflora 'White Cap'

Paeonia 'White Cap' is quite unusual with beetroot coloured guard petals which cup a center of buff coloured petaloids that fade to white as the flowers open wide. This peony is mid-season flowering and will grow to a height of around 85cm.


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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