Deep, double red

Paeonia Garden Candy® Candy Apple

The reddest of red doubles.

Candy Apple is the first commercially available double red ITOH peony on the market from breeder Don Smith. And boy, is it red. Truly red, like an edible candy apple as delicious as the ones growing along the chocolate river in Wonka’s chocolate factory. The plant is perfectly round and the flowers are on stems held tight to the leaves for an overall rounded look. All the Garden Candy® ITOHS make perfect foundation and middle-of-the-border plants. Each flower is 4-6" wide and full of crimson red petals that last for weeks. Maroon fall color gives an added season of interest and don’t worry because like all the Garden Candy® peonies, Candy Apple is deer and mildew-resistant making it the perfect choice.

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Who Am I?

Common Name

Candy Apple ITOH peony
Botanical Name

Paeonia 'Smithopus10' PPAF
Type

Perennial
Origin

From the brilliant, patient breeding of New England's own Willy Wonka of flowers, Donald Smith.
Bloom Time

Early Summer
Bloom Color

Red

Cultural Details

Bloom Time

Early Summer
Size

3' tall by 3' wide
Hardiness Zone

3-8a
Light

Full sun
Soil

Average garden soil
Moisture

Moist, but well drained and drought tolerant after established
Disease & Pests

Mildew and deer resistant
Landscape Use

Borders, foundations, middle to back of the border
Propagation

Tissue Culture
Pruning

P

Prune back any dead leaves to the ground in early spring, taking care not to disturb the new buds emerging from the soil.