Northwest Blooms · Perennials
Paeonia 'Pastelegance'
Pastelegance Peony
- Height
- 30–32 inches
- Width
- 24–36 inches wide, forming a bushy mound
- Flower color
- Creamy pastel pink, salmon, peach, or champagne tones with visible yellow stamens
- Foliage color
- Glossy, deep to medium green
- Bloom time
- Early to mid-season
- Light
- Full sun (at least 6 hours daily)
- Water
- Regular
- Maintenance
- Low, remove spent blooms, cut foliage to ground after frost
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 3–8
- Wildlife
- Fragrant blooms draw bees and butterflies; deer- and rabbit-resistant
About this plant
Paeonia 'Pastelegance' is a semi-double to full-double cultivar with large, fluffy blossoms that open in early to mid-spring, transitioning through soft salmon-pink, champagne, cream, and pastel peach hues-all often present on one flower. The flowers carry a musky-spearmint fragrance and are carried atop strong, upright stems that support each bloom.
The foliage forms a semi-glossy mound of finely divided, deep green leaves that remain attractive into early summer, providing lasting structure after flowering ends. Pastelegance is a prolific bloomer, producing abundant cut-worthy stems that hold well in arrangements. Recognized with an American Peony Society Gold Medal in 2022, this cultivar combines decorative longevity, fragrance, and floral elegance in garden and vase settings.
Works well in
Borders · Sun Gardens · Pollinator Gardens · Rain Gardens
Companion plants
Coreopsis · Bearded irises · Bee balm · Yarrow · Ornamental grasses · Garden phlox
Design tip
Foliage and form do most of the work here, so lean on texture and repetition rather than one flowering moment. In full sun it holds its shape best, and grouping several together keeps the color strong enough to be seen from across the garden.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen at Adelman Peony Gardens.
