Cora Louise Itoh Peony
$75.00 Original price was: $75.00.$22.50Current price is: $22.50.
1000 in stock
SKU: R9lP0Y9hYQ
Category: Peonies
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 3 ft. tall and wide.
| Description | Large, semi-double, lightly fragrant blossoms, white with striking dark lavender central flares, stand above lush, toothed foliage. An especially vigorous plant – producing up to 50 blooms in a single season; the sturdy flower stems require no staking. A wonderful addition to any spring bouquet. An herbaceous perennial. |
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| Bloom Time | Late spring |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
| Flower Color | Multicolored |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Weigela (Weigela); Viburnum (Viburnum); Coneflower (Echinacea); Sweetspire (Itea); Phlox (Phlox); Delphinium (Delphinium) |
| Care Instructions | Provide enriched, slightly acidic, well-drained, moist soil. Plant with crown slightly below soil level. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Apply an annual side dressing of organic compost. Remove spent blooms. Prune back foliage in the fall. |
| Lore | First hybridized by Toichi Itoh in 1948, The Itoh Peonies are a cross between woody tree peonies (Paeonia suffruticosa or P. suffruticosa x P. lutea or P. delavayi), and herbaceous peonies (P. lactiflora). These exceptional intersectional hybrids offer the best of both parents: Enormous flowers and foliage like that of a tree peony, with a prolific blooming habit, vigorous growth and stronger stems that hold up the large blooms without staking. Featuring a lush, substantial form during the growing season, the stems die back in the fall and must be cut back just as with the herbaceous peonies. |