| Description | Double Fernleaf Peony (Paeonia tenifulia) A short Peony with double red flowers and ferny foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (PEE-uh-nee) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full to partial shade, I have seen this growing in shaded areas that get some good sun, and they seem to do well |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich and moist, average |
| Temperature | hardy to at least -22 F |
| Flowers | double brick red. |
| Fruit | black to brown seeds in a follicle |
| Leaves | finely dissected into many linear segments, ferny lasts late into the summer and then goes dormant |
| Roots | thick tuberous root |
| Dimensions | 20" tall by 18" spread |
| Propagation | division in the fall, seeds are tough and need to be scratched (scarification) using sandpaper or file; the scarification allows for the water to enter the seed and requires warm cold stratification |
| Native Site | Caucasus |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek name for Paeon, physician of the gods. The specific epithet means slender leaves about its fern-like leaves. (aka: Flore-Plena, Rubra Flore Pleno, Flore Pleno) |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this Peony many times in Botanical Gardens, and the combination of the ferny foliage and red flowers makes for an outstanding plant. These are expensive plants, and if you buy some, more than likely, they are very small divisions and will take many years to reach flowering size. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #163-The Genus Paeonia (Josef Halda, James Waddick) |
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