Paeonia 'Bowl Of Beauty'

Peony Bowl Of Beauty

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Bowl of Beauty’ is a herbaceous perennial peony with large Japanese/anemone-form flowers. The blooms have bright fuchsia-rose outer petals that form a bowl around a fluffy center of pale lemon-yellow to creamy petaloids. It has strong stems, glossy green foliage, and an upright clumping habit. Registered in the Netherlands by Hoogendoorn in 1949, it is a well-known, showy garden peony and has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Type: Herbaceous perennial peony
Mature Size: 30–36 in. wide × 24–36 in. tall
USDA Zones: 3a–8b
Form: Upright, bushy, clumping perennial
Light: Full sun to part shade; best flowering in full sun
Soil / Water: Fertile, rich, evenly moist, well-drained soil; avoid soggy or poorly drained areas
Bloom Time / Length: Late spring to early summer; about 7–10 days, depending on weather
Wildlife: Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects; generally deer and rabbit resistant

Features & Landscape Uses:
Excellent for perennial borders, cottage gardens, cutting gardens, specimen planting, mass planting, and mixed sunny beds. ‘Bowl of Beauty’ is especially valued for its strong color contrast, large flowers, sturdy stems, and use as a cut flower. Plant with other early, midseason, and late peonies to extend the peony bloom season.

Care:
Plant peony eyes about 1–2 inches below the soil surface; planting too deep can reduce flowering. Provide good air circulation, water at the base when possible, and remove spent blooms after flowering. Leave foliage standing through summer so it can feed the roots, then cut stems to the ground after frost in fall and remove old foliage from the garden.

Plant type

Perennial

Height

30-36''

Width

30-36"

Hardiness zones

3–8

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Growth rate

Moderate

Bloom time

Early Summer, Late Spring

Flower color

Pink

Leaf color

Green

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Soil

Moist well-drained, Rich

Shape

Clump, Compact

Fragrant

Yes

Deer resistant

Yes

Drought tolerant

No