Peonies are slow-growing but easy to maintain.

The only other regular maintenance required is the removal of the foliage in the fall.

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Pink peonies

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Red

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‘Red Charm’is a bombe-shaped (named after the ice cream dessert) peony bloom.

The seven to nine-inch wide blooms arrive in late spring and fade to burgundy.

The blooms measure six to eight inches in diameter.

Itoh peony with white flower and yellow anthers closeup

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While there are hundreds of peony varieties, there are no blue peonies.

Pink is themost popular color of peonies, with white running a close second.

Pink peonies cultivars range from blush to hot pink.

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Huge Peonies with white and pink striped in Giverny, France - Monet’s Garden

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Red Charm peony in bloom.

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Burgundy peonies

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Peter Brand peony

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Itoh peonies with yellow flowers and leaves in sunlight closeup

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Salmon peonies

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