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Paeonia Garden Candy® Candy Apple™

Deep, double red

Candy Apple is the first commercially available double red ITOH peony on the market from breeder Don Smith. And boy, is it red. Truly red, like an edible candy apple as delicious as the ones growing along the chocolate river in Wonka’s chocolate factory. The plant is perfectly round and the flowers are on stems held tight to the leaves for an overall rounded look. All the Garden Candy® ITOHS make perfect foundation and middle-of-the-border plants. Each flower is 4-6" wide and full of crimson red petals that last for weeks. Maroon fall color gives an added season of interest and don’t worry because like all the Garden Candy® peonies, Candy Apple is deer and mildew-resistant making it the perfect choice.

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Candy Apple ITOH peony
  • Botanical Name:
    Paeonia 'Smithopus10' PPAF
  • Type:
    Perennial

Cultural Details

TYPE

Perennial
  • Light:
    Full sun
  • Soil:
    Average garden soil
  • Moisture:
    Moist, but well drained and drought tolerant after established
  • Hardiness Zone
    3-8a
  • Bloom Time:
    Early Summer
  • Bloom Color:
    Red
  • Size:
    3' tall by 3' wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    Mildew and deer resistant

What Makes Me Special?

The reddest of red doubles.

Landscape Use

Borders, foundations, middle to back of the border

Origin

From the brilliant, patient breeding of New England's own Willy Wonka of flowers, Donald Smith. 

Pruning

P

Prune back any dead leaves to the ground in early spring, taking care not to disturb the new buds emerging from the soil. 

Propagation

Tissue Culture

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Candy Apple ITOH peony
  • Botanical Name:
    Paeonia 'Smithopus10' PPAF
  • Type:
    Perennial

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