Plants

Growing profiles for the perennials worth planting, each covering hardiness zones, sun and soil, planting, care, the best varieties and the problems to watch for. Filter by zone, sun or deer resistance, or browse from A to Z.

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Peony

Paeonia spp.
Zones 3–8Full sunDeer resistant
Pink peony blooms and buds growing on a leafy clump in a perennial garden bed.

Peonies can bloom in the same spot for 50 years or more if you get two things right at planting: full sun and shallow roots. Here is how to plant, feed, support, divide and troubleshoot herbaceous, tree and Itoh peonies.