Hollingsworth Peonies

Tempest

Price:	$28.00

Best Landscaper^® 'Tempest'
Originator: (Auten, 1931)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late Midseason
Bloom week: 5
Flower form: Double
Height: Semi-dwarf
USDA Zone: 2 to 8
Item number: 0104

Details:

The double, large size flower opens brilliant deep crimson. Many rows of notched and wavy petals loosely arranged, reveal occasionally some yellow stamens. The unfinished, informal form, is still very attractive. This variety has a satisfying plant habit, vigorous and quick increase. A dependable bloomer with plenty of color on a compact, semi-dwarf bush. The wiry stems cast in bronze-red shades, holding the flower and side buds near the foliage canopy, withstanding rain quite well. Staking typically is not needed when grown well and in full sun. It is a peony with a combination of favorable attributes, worthy of a spot in the perennial border and is particularly effective in mass plantings.

Awards, Best Use & Distinctions
Best Landscaper^®; novelty variety; general garden and landscape use; perennial border; deer resistant; mass plantings.

Basic Growing Requirements
Full Sun. Water as needed, sensitive to overwatering and waterlog conditions. Soil pH 6.5-7. Fertile, well-draining soil.

Disclosure: The image(s) above shows the actual cultivar named and described on this page. The pictures are a fair and accurate depiction of the flowers as they are, in vivo, and are not staged or altered otherwise. The descriptions are based on our experience with plants that are grown by us here in NW Missouri. All images and information presented are subject to US Copyright ©, cultivar names may be subject to US Registered Trademark ®, and/or subject to specific breeder rights such as US Plant Patent and/or USDA Plant Variety Protection as well as specific State of Missouri crop protection laws, and all rights thereto are reserved. Please note plant size, color, and health is due to a variety of environmental factors so results cannot be guaranteed and additionally that different web browsers may display colors slightly differently. These varieties may not be propagated commercially or exported without specific license and may be subject to export/import regulations. For inquiry send a written letter to Hollingsworth Peonies, P.O. Box 233, Maryville, MO 64468.

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