Paeonia 'Lorelei' is a captivating herbaceous peony that transforms your landscape with its remarkable color-changing blooms. Introduced in 1996 by celebrated breeder Don Hollingsworth, this exceptional variety features massive, fragrant double flowers that transition from vibrant cherry-red buds to deep pink blossoms with orange undertones, eventually maturing to soft apricot and cream hues.
A Symphony of Changing Colors and Fragrance
The 'Lorelei' peony offers an extraordinary display that evolves throughout its blooming period:
- Spectacular bomb-type double blooms reaching up to 10 inches in diameter
- Mesmerizing color transformation from cherry-red to deep pink, apricot, and finally cream
- Sweet, spicy fragrance that enhances both garden settings and cut flower arrangements
- Glossy, dark green foliage that forms an attractive mounded habit
- Low-maintenance and deer-resistant qualities make it perfect for various landscape applications
- Long-lasting blooms that provide extended visual interest in early to mid-summer
This stunning peony creates a focal point in perennial borders, cottage gardens, or foundation plantings while offering exceptional value as a cut flower that brings its intoxicating scent indoors.
Planting and Growing Success
'Lorelei' thrives in USDA hardiness zones 3-8, preferring full sun to partial shade locations. Plant bare roots in fall, positioning the eyes (growth buds) no more than 2 inches below soil level in rich, well-draining soil. Space plants 3 feet apart to accommodate their mature spread of approximately 2.7 feet. While establishing, provide consistent moisture but avoid waterlogging. Reaching a mature height of 32 inches, these peonies bloom in early to mid-season, typically May to June depending on your climate.
Order Your Premium Bare Roots Today
DeVroomen Garden Products offers premium quality 'Lorelei' peony bare roots in convenient packages of 15 units for wholesale customers. These exceptional 3/5 eye divisions ensure robust growth and earlier flowering compared to smaller divisions. Available exclusively to our trade customers including retailers, landscapers, and contractors, these peonies ship in fall—the optimal planting time for establishing healthy root systems before winter dormancy. Contact our sales team to secure your inventory of this sought-after variety.
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EAN code9389F
- CatalogWholesale Growers
- Singular UnitBare Root
- Bloom Height32" / 80 cm
- Light RequirementsSun, Partial Shade
- Bloom TimeBlooms early mid season
- Size3/5
- Packaged in15
- Zone3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- UsesDeer Resistant, Cut Flower
- Shipping Time FrameFall