Northwest Blooms · Perennials
Paeonia x lactiflora 'Coral Supreme'
Coral Supreme Peony
- Height
- 24–36 inches tall
- Width
- 24–30 inches wide
- Flower color
- Salmon‑coral pink, fading to coral/apricot
- Foliage color
- Glossy deep green, finely divided foliage
- Bloom time
- Early-season
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low, remove spent blooms and cut foliage to the ground after frost
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 3–8
- Wildlife
- Very attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators; deer- and rabbit-resistant; excellent as a cut flower
About this plant
Paeonia × lactiflora 'Coral Supreme' produces semi-double, bowl-shaped blooms in rich salmon-pink that soften to coral and apricot as they mature. Flowers appear in early to mid-season and are lightly fragrant, with golden stamens at the center. Held on strong stems, the blooms last well in vases when cut at the soft bud stage and perform reliably in the garden without support.
Introduced by Samuel Wissing in 1964, this cultivar forms a dense mound of glossy green foliage that remains attractive through summer. It attracts pollinators, resists deer, and offers warm color early in the season. 'Coral Supreme' is valued for its early bloom time, sturdy habit, and usefulness in both borders and cut arrangements.
Works well in
Borders · Cottage Gardens · Pollinator Gardens · Cut Flower Gardens
Companion plants
Hardy geraniums · Hostas · Ferns · Astilbes · Foxgloves · Bergenias
Design tip
Use it as a steady framework plant, repeating it along a bed to tie separate plantings together. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen at Brooks Gardens Peonies.
