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Key characteristics

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

Perennials

Paeonia 'Pastelegance'

Pastelegance Peony

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.

Light

Full sun (at least 6 hours daily)

Water

Regular

Bloom time

Early to mid-season

Find this plant

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.