Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Cultivar Group (Type): Suffruticosa Tree Peony
Flower Color: Red
Purple
White

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 - 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Spring

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Common names
  • Japanese Tree Peony
  • Peony
Also sold as:
  • Black Dragon Brocade
  • Kokiriu-Nishiki
  • Koku-ryu-nishiki
  • Koki-riu-nishiki

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden in Northwest Arkansas
Date: 2016-04-08
Location: Triangle Bed, W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-05-17
White can be found in narrow strips at the edges of some petals,
Location: Triangle Bed, W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-05-21
Though Kokuryu-nishiki is classed as a single in historical citat
Location: Triangle Bed, W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-05-17
The blooms were just beginning to open on this young plant (plant
Location: Triangle Bed, W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-05-17
Based on a photo of the plant label adjacent to the specimen in t

Date: 2015-05-29
The Yokohama Nursery Japan 1900

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