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Paeonia Garden Candy® Oompa Loompa

Creamy orange

Oompa Loompa doompety-do, we have another ITOH for you. If you love to have orange flowers in your garden, this is the perfect plant! Creamy orange, double flowers are so beautiful, they look like porcelain flowers, or the faces of sweet Oompa Loompas. The deep olive green leaves make the perfect backdrop for the stunning summer display, and quite frankly remind the grass green hair of the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This stunning selection is deer and mildew-resistant, blooms consistently, and has a lovely maroon fall color, providing ample interest in any garden.

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Oompa Loompa ITOH Peony
  • Botanical Name:
    Paeonia 'Smithopus5' 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:
    Soft salmon
  • Size:
    3' tall by 3' wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    Mildew and deer resistant

What Makes Me Special?

The creamiest orange, double flowers with the most consistent colors.

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

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

Propagation

Divisions
Tissue Culture

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Oompa Loompa ITOH Peony
  • Botanical Name:
    Paeonia 'Smithopus5' PPAF
  • Type:
    Perennial

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