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Description
As elegant as Astaire and Rogers dancing cheek to cheek, this Japanese-style peony provides glamour and colour wherever it's used. A vigorous variety, Top Hat yields a slew of medium-size flowers with rows of cardinal-red petals surrounding a large, fluffy centre of creamy white to light yellow staminodes. More red petals usually grow in the middle of those. Blooms measure 5½-6" across on mature plants. Midseason flowering.
- Botanical NamePaeonia lactiflora 'Top Hat'
- FormRoot Division
- Hardiness Zone3-8
- Flowering TimeMidseason flowering (mid spring to late spring)
- Flower ColorCardinal red petals surround a center of light yellow to creamy white staminodes.
- Flower FormJapanese-style flowers. Petals surround a center of staminodes. Flowers are approx. 5.5 to 6" in diameter on a mature plant.
- Foliage TypeMedium green foliage.
- Height/Habit24 - 32 inches
- Planting InstructionsDig a hole large enough to spread out roots without bending them. Set crown with buds 1" below ground-level. Water in thoroughly. Plant at least 6 weeks before ground freezes.
- Light RequirementsFull Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil RequirementsWell-drained, deep, fertile soil
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering RequirementsDo not let the soil dry out. Average water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater
- Fertilization RequirementsOnce or twice a year. Best in spring and summer. Peonies like fertile soil.
- PruningRemove spent flower stems after flowering to maintain an attractive bush type perennial all summer long.
- Winter CareNone, except to mulch the first winter. Remove in early spring before growth starts.
Important Shipping Notes:
Breck's times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs and bareroots arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of North America. To promote optimum stress protection in transit and your success in the garden, bareroot perennials are kept in the ground in our nurseries until fully dormant. In the Fall, these plants tend to arrive at the later end of the shipping window below.
We will pack and ship your order based on the following schedules. The type of product you order or the weather may affect the anticipated shipping schedule below. Based on the contents of your order we always strive to ship your order complete, and as early as possible in the planting season to allow for the best root development once planted.
Spring Shipping Schedule
Breck's Holland Direct ShipZones | Shipping Dates | Last Order Date |
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3A - 5A | 3/17/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
5B - 6A | 3/10/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
6B - 7A | 3/3/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
7B - 8A | 2/24/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
8B - 11B | 2/17/25 - 6/6/25 | 6/2/25 |
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Features
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Hardiness Zone
3-8
- Bloom Time
Midseason flowering (mid spring to late spring)
- Height
24 - 32 inches
- Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Plant In
Spring
- Deer Resistant
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