PAEONIA ITOH SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIO ACORN FARMS

ITOH SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS TREE PEONY
PAEONIA ITOH SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIO

Paeonia x Itoh 'Scrumdiddlyumptious'

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PAEONIA ITOH SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIO

Genus: PAEONIA
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Height: 24-30 Inches Tall
Spread: 24-30 Inches Wide
Color: yellow and pink flower
Full Sun Plants
Full Sun Perennial Plants
Perennial
Zone: 3
#5802  
 deer resistant *            fragrant *


ITOH SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS TREE PEONY

Paeonia 'Scrumdidleyumptious' is a truly delectable Itoh Hybrid that lives up to its playful name with some of the most intricate blooms in the intersectional category. This mid-season bloomer produces massive, high-density semi-double to double flowers that open in a unique creamy-yellow, heavily flushed and edged with a delicious rosy-pink. As the flowers mature, the pink tones expand, giving the blossoms a "peaches and cream" appearance that is further enhanced by a light, sweet fragrance. Reaching a height of about 24 to 30 inches, it forms a compact, sturdy mound of lush, emerald-green foliage that stays clean and disease-resistant all summer long.

Like its Itoh cousins, 'Scrumdidleyumptious' Peony is prized for its exceptional stem strength, holding its large, heavy "confection-like" blooms perfectly upright without any need for staking. It thrives in full sun to partial shade in rich, well-drained soil; in particularly hot regions, afternoon shade is highly recommended to prevent the delicate creamy-pink pigments from bleaching out too quickly. It is remarkably cold-hardy and vigorous, combining the exotic floral form of a tree peony with the rugged reliability of an herbaceous type. In late autumn, simply prune the stems back to about 4 to 6 inches above the soil to ensure it returns with even more "scrumptious" blooms the following year.






Available cultivars in this genus: