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peony 'Reine Hortense'

Paeonia lactiflora 'Reine Hortense'

Genus: Paeonia
Family: Paeoniaceae

About this plant

'Reine Hortense' is a bushy, upright perennial to around 90cm tall with dark green foliage divided into oval to lance-shaped leaflets. Flowers produced in midsummer are double with frilly, very pale pink petals; occasionally, inner petals are streaked or flecked with crimson red

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Best in a deep, fertile, humus-rich soil that is moist but well-drained in a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade. May need support (see staking perennials). See herbaceous peony cultivation

Pruning

Remove dead flowers as they fade, then cut back plant as the foliage dies down in autumn

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn or early spring

Pests

May be attacked by leaf and bud eelworm and soil-dwelling swift moth caterpillar

Diseases

May be subject to a virus, honey fungus and peony wilt

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorIndoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years