Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Herbaceous peonies are a well-deserved, popular choice for providing colour and drama to ornamental borders in late spring and early summer. They boast large, often double flowers in whites, pinks and reds, and return year after year.
Unlike tree peonies, herbaceous peonies die back to ground level in winter. They thrive in a well-drained, neutral soil, in full sun.
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt' bears enormous, fragrant, double flowers in rose pink, with a ruffles, white edge to the petals. Flower stems may need staking. It makes an excellent cut flower.
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Paeonia ‘Sarah bernhardt’ and wildlife
Paeonia ‘Sarah bernhardt’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Paeonia ‘Sarah bernhardt’ poisonous?
Paeonia ‘Sarah bernhardt’ can be toxic.
Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is known to attract Horses
Horses
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
Plants that go well with Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt'
