Duchesse de Nemours Garden Peony

bare-root plants
Paeonia lactiflora
Mid-season blooms.

Time-travel back to 1856 with the Duchess, an award-winning white peony from France that has graced garden beds and tabletop vases for generations. Fully double 5–7" flowers with spreading outer petals completely mounded over with lush white ruffled inner petals. Center petals are lit from within by a glowing yellow base. Fragrant. A vigorous and time-tested cultivar.

Z3–8. 3–5 eyes.

28-32" tall. BACK!
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6902 Duchesse de Nemours

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Quick Details
Bloom Time
mid-season
Height
28-32"
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Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse will ship around September 30 through October. Bulbs can be planted successfully up until your ground freezes.

Note to Alaska and far north customers: We cannot guarantee an early shipment, so please plan accordingly and order early.

We cannot accommodate specific ship date requests or guarantee your order will arrive by a certain day.

Additional Information

Garden Peonies

Reliable, long-lived hardy herbaceous perennial native from Tibet to Siberia. The red to forest-green shoots appear in mid-spring and form a bushy clump of lustrous dark green deeply lobed foliage that makes a lovely hedge or backdrop to the flower garden.

Big spherical buds on sturdy stems gradually open from late spring to early summer, transforming into huge stunning blooms. Peonies require support to keep the heavy blossoms from flopping. For long-lasting cutflowers, harvest when buds are soft like marshmallows but not quite open.

Ants on peony buds are normal, so leave them alone. While the ants collect sticky nectar, they also protect the peonies against insect pests. Before you bring cuts indoors, dunk them in a bucket of water to rinse off the ants.

Plants may take 3–5 years to establish before blooming, and are sensitive to disturbance during that time. Wait several years until the plants have many stems (therefore many eyes) before dividing.

Growing Garden Peonies

Please open your order immediately and check that the roots are firm and pliable, neither soft nor brittle. Plant promptly!

  • Peonies prefer full sun to part shade, and rich fertile well-drained soil.
  • Transplant with plenty of compost. If you have it, sprinkle in bone meal and/or Azomite.
  • Space plants 2–3' apart with the eyes no more than 1½" below the soil.
  • Some peonies require support to prevent heavy flowers from flopping during wet weather.
  • Autumn plant care: Cut back to just above ground level to allow a fresh start in spring. Amend soil with compost around the base of the plant. Spread mulch over the area to protect the overwintering roots from frost heaves.