Peony ‘Sword Dance’

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Peony ‘Sword Dance’ displays a bowl of brilliant red petals surrounding a sparkling center of gleaming yellow staminoides brushed with red highlights. This Japanese-style Herbaceous Peony is a top performer and a real attention-getter in the border. The unusual blooms, superb for cutting, show beautifully against dark green, glossy leaves. They carry a mild fragrance that will follow you into the house. Midseason.

Peonies produce their extravagant display in early June every year, regardless of weather, because they are among the most durable and longest-lived plants. They have no natural enemies, no exacting cultural requirements beyond full sun and neutral to slightly sweet soil, and they shrug off cold. After bloom is complete, you are left with a handsome mound of glossy, deep green foliage that will happily anchor the next sequence of bloom in the neighborhood. Finally, Peonies make superior cut flowers, lasting more than a week if cut in full bud.

We ship large roots with 3 to 5 eyes that are fresh from the growing fields. While a newly planted Peony seldom makes a first-class show in its first season, these vigorous plants will reach the top of their form in their second or third year. Southern gardeners should provide afternoon shade.