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Key characteristics

Height: 32–34 inches tall
Width: 30–36 inches wide (spreads clump-forming habit)
Flower color: Bright sunny yellow blooms, maturing to creamy chartreuse or white
Foliage color: Glossy, deep to medium green leaves
Bloom time: Early spring
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low, remove spent flowers, cut foliage to ground after frost, mulch first winter
Growing zone: USDA zones 3–8
Wildlife: Highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators; deer- and rabbit-resistant

Perennials

Paeonia lactiflora 'Sunny Girl'

Sunny Girl Peony

Paeonia lactiflora 'Sunny Girl' is an herbaceous peony that presents large, double blossoms in a warm butter-yellow that gently fade to creamy white as they mature. Blooming in early spring, the robust flowers appear in profusion atop strong, upright stems and carry a sweet, delicate fragrance, making it ideal for both garden color and floral arrangements. Its glossy, divided foliage provides a lush green backdrop that complements the blooms throughout the season.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Early spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens

Companion plants

Japanese anemones · Bleeding hearts · Catmint · Heucheras · Lady's mantle · Hellebores

Design tip

The early flowers arrive when the garden is still waking up, so give it a spot you pass often in spring. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.