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Key characteristics

Height: 24 to 30 inches tall
Width: 30 to 36 inches wide
Flower color: Buttery yellow petals edged and splashed with rose-pink or deep pink flares
Foliage color: Green, often emerging with a reddish tint
Bloom time: Late May to early June
Light: Prefers part sun to dappled shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low to medium; remove spent flowers, cut foliage back after frost; lightly prune any dead wood
Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 9
Wildlife: Fragrant creamy blooms draw bees, butterflies, and other pollinators; deer and rabbit resistant; decorative seed pods may linger into late summer

Shrubs

Paeonia 'Ruffled Sunset'

Ruffled Sunset Tree Peony

Paeonia 'Ruffled Sunset' is a Lutea hybrid tree peony that blooms in late spring, producing single, creamy rose flowers with two or more rows of petals. Each bloom displays deeper rose flares at the center, surrounded by a red sheath and hints of yellow undertones. The softly fragrant flowers are held on sturdy, upright woody stems and are fertile in both seed and pollen, making them well suited for collectors and hybridizers.

Light

Prefers part sun to dappled shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late May to early June

Find this plant

Works well in

Shade Gardens
Borders
Cut Flower Gardens
Pollinator Gardens

Companion plants

Fatsia · Foamflower · Viola · Aucuba · Ferns · Trillium

Design tip

Give ‘Ruffled Sunset’ enough room for its naturally bushy, spreading form to develop without crowding. Position it where the outward-facing flowers can be viewed from several directions, taking advantage of its profuse spring display and decorative seed pods later in the season.