Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
Sarah Bernhardt Peony is a classic peony with a 100-year history of exquisite beauty and memorable fragrance. This perennial has massive, seven- to nine-inch, double-petaled blooms that are a soft pink and sometimes flecked with bits of fuchsia. Its fragrance is heady and delightful. Sarah Bernhardt Peony begins blooming in early spring until early summer with bright splashes of color against dark green foliage. It is a long-lived plant and can last generations.
The Sarah Bernhardt Peony is easy to care for once it is established. Sarah Bernhardt Peony has a mounding habit and grows to a height and width of three feet. This plant fares best in full sunlight and in moist, well-drained soil. Sarah Bernhardt Peony is drought tolerant and cold hardy. It is also disease, pest and deer resistant. This peony makes an excellent border or cut flower, providing copious amounts of blooms. It is also long lived after cutting and is often used as an everlasting. Butterflies flock to this flower, and it is frequently a companion to the rose.
Genus | Paeonia |
Species | tenuifolia |
Variety | 'Sarah Bernhardt' |
Zone | 2 - 8 |
Bloom Start to End | Late Spring - Early Summer |
Habit | Mound-shaped |
Height | 2 ft 6 in |
Width | 2 ft 6 in |
Additional Characteristics | Double Blooms, Fragrance, Long Bloomers, Flower, Butterfly Lovers, Heirloom, Award Winner, Rose Companions |
Bloom Color | Pink |
Foliage Color | Dark Green |
Light Requirements | Full Sun |
Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
Resistance | Cold Hardy, Disease Resistant, Pest Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistance |
Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
Uses | Border, Cut Flowers, Outdoor |
Restrictions | *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following: Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |