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Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Eileen Kelway'

Paeonialactiflora

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Genus

Paeonia (pay-OHN-ee-uh)

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Species

lactiflora (lak-tee-FLOR-uh)

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Height

Unknown - Tell us

Spacing

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Sun Exposure

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

Danger

Full Sun

Bloom Color

Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Time

White/Near White

Foliage

Mid Spring

Other Details

Other details

Herbaceous

This plant is resistant to deer

Textured

Propagation Methods

Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting

By dividing the rootball

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

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LauraSteele

Fort Wayne, IN | March 2012 | positive

Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
EILEEN KELWAY (Kelway). A most excellent white Japanese va...Read More

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