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Prized by most gardeners, Peony ‘Shirley Temple’ (Paeonia lactiflora) is truly fascinating! Delightfully fragrant, the double flowers open from soft pink buds into large, rose-shaped, pale blush pink blossoms, packed with loosely arranged ruffled petals gracefully fading to ivory white as they age.
Huge, fully double, white blooms with a hint of rose coloring are backed by a lush mound of glossy green, deer resistant foliage. An excellent background plant for spring bulbs, or for use as a spring specimen in beds and borders. A classic for cut flower arrangements.
Jun 30, 2023 · Shirley Temple peonies are a popular variety known for their unique characteristics and stunning light-rose to cream-white blooms. To grow Shirley Temple peonies successfully, it is important to provide well-drained soil and full sun exposure.
Aug 5, 2021 · Shirley Temple peony is a popular peony variety of herbaceous peony with light-rose flowers that turn cream-white as they mature on the plant. The stunning rose-white blooms of Shirley Temple peony can be 6″-8″ wide in full bloom and are delightfully fragrant.
The peony often starts with a pale pink colour, but becomes completely ivory white during blooming. Because of its small to mid-sized flowers it’s well suited for bouquets. Shirley Temple makes every show a great success.
‘Shirley Temple’ shines with white double blooms sporting hints of blush pink. As the season progresses the silky petals fade to ivory white. Named for the famous child star of Hollywood in the 1940s, ‘Shirley Temple’ is a spectacle to behold and a favorite among peony-lovers.
Feature this Peony in a highly visible area to view and admire the double flowers. The fragrant blooms also make lovely cut flowers with a long vase-life. Pollinators like butterflies will pay the Peony shrub a visit, but deer or rabbits do not favor the plant.
If cut in bud, “Shirley Temple” produces superb cut flowers with a lengthy vase life (over a week). At home, enjoy a gorgeous pink peony bouquet! This robust and dependable herbaceous peony can grow up to 32 inches (80 cm) tall and 24-36 inches wide, with glossy, mid-green, split leaves (60-90 cm).
This variety flowers a week before the well known early flowering variety, Festiva Maxima. The color is a beautiful light rose which changes into white, exceptionally large in size, 8″ in diameter.
peony 'Shirley Temple' 'Shirley Temple' is a herbaceous perennial to 80cm, with dark green, divided foliage and fragrant, fully double, rose-pink flowers that fade to buff-white
