Tree Peony ‘Luoyang Hong’

Tree Peonies provide loads of colour to garden borders in spring. They have gorgeous, large flowers measuring up to 25cm (10″) in diameter! They can have in excess of a hundred blooms on one mature plant, and will flower every year. Tree Peony ‘Luoyang Hong’ is a cultivar with deep magenta pink flowers with yellow stamens in the centre. It looks great planted amongst other peonies with different coloured flowers. Peonies are a hardy shrub and are disease resistant. The peony blooms can also be cut for vases and look beautiful on a windowsill or table centre. Height and spread: 150cm (60″).

Culinary information: The petals can be added to salads, or cooked slightly and sweetened for a treat. Peony water was also once considered a delicacy and the blooms can be floated in punches. For more details about edible flowers click here.