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A Lovely Duo to Try: Peonies and Armenian Cranesbill

Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Summer Borders

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Spring Combination Ideas, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Summer Borders, Pink Peonies, Paeonia Lactiflora, Geranium psilostemon, Peony Sarah Bernhardt, Armenian cranesbill

Create appealing and eye-catching contrast in your early summer borders. Combine the screaming magenta flowers of Geranium psilostemon, a tall hardy geranium species, with the outrageously beautiful pink blooms of Peony ‘Sarah Bernhardt’. Easy to grow, requiring very little maintenance, both plants are ignored by deer and rabbits while attractive to butterflies! They also won the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society. Enjoy!

Garden Information

Hardiness 4 - 8
Heat Zones 5 - 8
Climate Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage

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Alternative Plants to Consider

Paeonia lactiflora ‘Dr. Alexander Fleming’ (Peony)
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt’ (Peony)
Paeonia ‘Rozella’ (Peony)
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Hermione’ (Peony)
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Shirley Temple’ (Peony)
Paeonia lactiflora ‘Bowl of Beauty’ (Peony)
Geranium ‘Patricia’ (Cranesbill)
Geranium x magnificum (Purple Cranesbill)

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Paeonia (Peonies)
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Garden Information

Hardiness 4 - 8
Heat Zones 5 - 8
Climate Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Deer, Rabbit
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage
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Do I Need?
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Geranium (Cranesbill) Paeonia (Peony)
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