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Paeonia ‘Sunny Girl’ (peony ‘Sunny Girl’)Big, jolly, and joyousAn early flowering variety (April to May), Paeonia ‘Sunny Girl’ produces very large, fully double, butter-yellow blooms with a red basal flare on the outer petals. Additional support is usually required, due to flowers being such a weighty mass of petals. Foliage is dark green and deeply divided. This clump-forming herbaceous perennial will make a long-lived addition to the garden, though avoid moving once planted, as peonies resent any form of disturbance. Ideal for a mixed perennial border or planting with shrubs to provide lower storey interest. Peonies also make excellent cut flowers, lasting for around a week if cut in bud. Plant with a later flowering variety such as ‘Dr Alexander Fleming’ to extend your display.Prefers deep, fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. H&S: 90cm x 90cm. Hardy herbaceous perennial.
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Key Information
Latin Name | Paeonia lactiflora ‘Sunny Girl’ |
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Common Name | Peony |
Hardiness | H5 (-10 to -15°C) |
Colour | Yellow |
Type | Perennial |
Format | 2 Litre Pots |
Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Height in Maturity (m) | 0.90 m |
Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.90 |
Soil Conditions | Chalk Clay Loam Sand, Clay Loam Sand |
Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral |
Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing |
Scented | Yes |
Good for pots | Yes |
Good for wildlife | Yes |
Good for pollinators | Yes |
Good for cutting | Yes |