Rosy pink with cream centers

Paeonia Garden Candy® Sweet Treat

Semi-double, rosy pink petals with cream centers.

Looking for a Sweet Treat to add to your garden borders? Dainty, cream and light pink, semi-double flowers with ruffled edges adorn this Garden Candy® ITOH selection from the breeding of Don Smith. It’s so delicate and pretty, yet tough as nails with deer and mildew resistance and consistent flowers each year. This three-foot perennial “shrub” makes for a perfect addition to any foundation planting or mixed garden bed.

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Who Am I?

Common Name

Sweet Treat ITOH peony
Botanical Name

Paeonia 'Smithopus13' 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

Medum pink

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

Divisions, Tissue Culture
Pruning

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