Peony, Bartzella Itoh Peony

Bartzella Itoh Peony is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial with sturdy stems that forms a dense mound of deeply divided dark green leaves. Heavy blooms of large, fragrant bright yellow double flowers with a slight red center stain bloom in late spring.  Prefers afternoon shade in southern areas and well-drained soils.  

Type:	Perennial
Height:	2’ - 4’
Spread:	2’ - 4’
Spacing:	3’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 9
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Yellow
Season of Interest:	Spring

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance.  Water regularly- whenever top 3” of soil is dry. Botyrtis blight and Phytopthora blight are sometimes problems.  Flowers may need staking or stems may droop. Scale, Mealybugs, mites and beetles are occasional problems. Powdery mildew is common in fall but harmless.  If the plant doesn’t flower it is likely planted too shallow/deep or in too much shade.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Bellflower, Coneflower, Hydrangea

IMAGES: Cephas, Paeonia 'Bartzella' JRVdH 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Paeonia 'Bartzella', 2017, (2) Paeonia 'Bartzella', 2018 photo, (3) Paeonia 'Bartzella', 2019 photo, (4) Paeonia 'Bartzella' (Anderson, 1986) 2020 photo

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.