Paeonia Garden Candy® Hot Tamale
Hot Tamale, hot tamale, don’t drop it! Or was that hot potato? Hot Tamale is a spicy, pale red, semi-double flower with bright yellow stamens. This perfectly formed plant is covered in 4-6" flowers in early summer then makes a lovely three-foot "shrub" with the cleanest green leaves for the rest of the summer. As with all Garden Candy® ITOHS, this selection is deer and mildew-resistant and provides three seasons of interest with a nice maroon fall color. This was one of Don Smith's first red selections.
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Who Am I?
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Common Name
Hot Tamale ITOH peony -
Botanical Name
Paeonia 'Smithopus14' PPAF -
Type
Perennial -
Origin
From the brilliant, patient breeding of New England's own Willy Wonka of flowers, Donald Smith.
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Bloom Time
Early Summer -
Bloom Color
Medium red
Cultural Details
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Bloom Time
Early Summer -
Size
3' tall by 3' wide -
Hardiness Zone
3-8a -
Light
Full sun -
Soil
Average garden soil -
Moisture
Moist, but well drained and drought tolerant after established -
Disease & Pests
Mildew and deer resistant -
Landscape Use
Borders, foundations, middle to back of the border -
Propagation
Divisions, Tissue Culture -
Pruning
Prune back any dead leaves to the ground in early spring, taking care not to disturb the new buds emerging from the soil.