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Peony Rose 'Lady Alexandra Duff'

A peony of distinction.

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Cream petals with a pink blush. Peony Rose ‘Lady Alexandra Duff’ holds the esteemed RHS Award of Garden Merit.

This variety is over 100 years old and still growing strong. The mid season blooms have a nice, high centre with plenty of petals. It will also produce single side flowers.

Why not spoil yourself and enjoy an abundant spring to summer display of intoxicating loveliness. Peonies look exotic and temperamental and yet they are remarkably hardy and grow well in cool to temperate Australian gardens.

The exotic flowers of Peonies have been cherished since the 5th century and during their long and illustrious history, Peonies have been the flower favoured by Emperors and Gods. Fortunately, they are now accessible to the common gardener.

Peonies are vigorous, long lasting garden plants that will likely outlive with opulent blooms that make wonderful cut flowers. Once established, you can enjoy up to 50 can open in a season.

You will have to be patient to enjoy the flowers of Herbaceous Peonies as they establish their roots – they have big blooms to fuel. Mature plants can have a rootball that weighs almost 30kg and stretches up to 90cm. But the wait will be justified for many years to come as they are extremely long lived.

Peonies are heavy feeders, so you need to fertilise them regularly. They like lime, and lot’s of it, so be sure to indulge them. Plant your Peonies just beneath the surface with around 2cm of soil covering them. Too deep and they won’t flower for you.

Peonies need cold winters (3-7C nights at least for around six weeks) for best flowers.

If your climate doesn’t get that cold, but you still want to try your luck, Tree Peonies need a bit less cold. As a general rule, if apples can grow in your climate, so can Peonies. To give them the best chance in warmer climates you should seek out a cool spot to give them the best chance, with shelter from the hot afternoon sun and you should mulch well (but not too close to the tuber it needs to remain shallow). If they aren’t going dormant, to have the winter rest they require, you can force them into it by cutting them back hard in early winter.


Supplied as: Bare rooted
Size: na

Code

PELLA

Botantical name

Paeonia lactiflora

Height

60-80cm

Width

45-60cm

Flowers

Mid season

Climate

Cool to Temperate

Availability

Australia wide

Frost hardiness

Fully Hardy

Aspect

Full Sun to Semi Shade

Supplied as

Bare rooted

Size

na

Water needs

2