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Plant details
Bowl of Beauty' is a classic variety of peony. It has very large pink-tinted flowers with ruffled, creamy white centres in early summer. It makes a stunning cut flower and looks great in a border in full sun or partial shade. Avoid planting your peony too deeply and be patient with it as it can take a few years to settle in before it begins to flower - the blooms are well worth the wait!
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species: lactiflora
Cultivar: Bowl of Beauty
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: Pink
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil: Well-drained/light, Moist
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Experienced
Height: 80cm
Spread: 80cm
Time to divide plants: February to March
Flowering period: June to July
Reader reviews
Steviebhoy
Can these Peony's (Bowl of Beauty) be planted in large pots?
annetwoc
I brought a beautiful Paeonia Lactiflora Bowl of Beauty this summer.iit's the first time I have gorwn a Paeonia of any kind and Its seems to be doing very well. I some how managed to miss taking off one of the dead flower heads and I now have a very large seed head, can I grow more of this beautiful plant from this seed head?
Lizzy697
I bought a peony plant from a local garden centre about 16 yrs ago and it has never flowered. Every year it has very healthy leaves but no flowers. Have moved it once during this time as I know they don't like to be moved. I planted another next to it 2 yrs ago with red leaves and should have huge pink flowers but now I have two that don't want to flower. What am I doing wrong? I'm thinking of giving up on them altogether. Any tips welcome please otherwise they will end up on the compost heap.
beckers1974
I planted a bowl of beauty bare root in May and the plant has grown beautifully. I have noticed it appears to have a bud and I'm wondering if this is a good or a bad thing - I did not expect it to flower for a couple of years. Will the plant continue to grow well inspite of this bud or will the flower take the goodness from it? Should I remove the bud? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Annee
I planted a bowl of beauty two years ago, when it had one flower. Within the first week we suffered a severe hail storm (in June!)which damaged the flower. I was unsure whether it would survive our harsh Peak District winters, but last year it bore five magnificent blooms and so far this year it is throwing up lots of lovely strong shoots.
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