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Paeonia Garden Candy® Sweet Treat

Rosy pink 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

Cultural Details

TYPE

Perennial
  • Light:
    Full sun
  • Soil:
    Average garden soil
  • Moisture:
    Moist, but well drained and drought tolerant after established
  • Hardiness Zone
    3-8a
  • Bloom Time:
    Early Summer
  • Bloom Color:
    Medum pink
  • Size:
    3' tall by 3' wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    Mildew and deer resistant

What Makes Me Special?

Semi-double, rosy pink petals with cream centers.

Landscape Use

Borders, foundations, middle to back of the border

Origin

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

Pruning

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

Propagation

Divisions
Tissue Culture

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Sweet Treat ITOH peony
  • Botanical Name:
    Paeonia 'Smithopus13' PPAF
  • Type:
    Perennial

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