Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'

Limited Supply!

This is a charming, fully double Peony with blush pink petals that fade to white. Its large 5-7 in, 12-17 cm flowers are fragrant - perfect for cutting - and lovely planted in small groups or as a short hedge. Limited Supply!

'Shirley Temple' is a herbaceous (soft stemmed) peony cultivar, a shrubby plant that each year will typically by mid-spring, bloom, display attractive foliage throughout the summer and early fall, and then die to the ground after frost. The fine foliage is attractive in its own right, the flowers are very showy. It is best to leave them undisturbed, dividing them infrequently.

Peonies are one of the longest living herbaceous perennials often found in older gardens, once established they will survive neglect. One hundred year old peonies are not uncommon. Peonies are considered to be relatively pest free and ants on peony buds are common and totally harmless. If plants do not flower, possible causes include (1) planted too deep or too shallow, (2) too much shade, (3) late frost killed buds or (4) plant is too young or has been recently moved or disturbed.