Paeonia Lactiflora Duchess de Nemours

Peonies are a garden staple in very cold winter climates, they are drought tolerant, deer resistant and very low maintenance plants requiring no pruning. Peony takes a few years to establish when moved however is a long lived plant and will reliably produce increasing numbers of enormous blooms come springtime every year. 
Paeoniaceae make excellent cut flowers.
This Paeonia cultivar produces 6’’ wide double blooms in the mid to late season.
Plant in well drained soil and full sun. 
Hardy to zone 2. 
Height x Spread: 100cm x 90cm/ 40’’ x 36’’
Super fragrant flowers.
An 1856 hybrid.