Paeonia 'Lemon Chiffon' | Lemon Chiffon Peony
DESCRIPTION
Paeonia ‘Lemon Chiffon’ is a semi-double to double yellow herbaceous peony. Its large, creamy lemon-yellow blooms emerge on stiff, upright stems and feature ruffled petals surrounding a center of golden-yellow stamens with orange filaments and prominent carpels tipped in raspberry‑pink. The lightly fragrant flowers appear from late spring into early summer, and often opening as a semi‑double shape before maturing into a full bomb-like form.
The foliage is glossy deep green, remaining lush and attractive throughout the season. Registered in the early 1980’s and a winner of the American Peony Society Best in Show award, this cultivar is fertile, producing viable seeds and useful in hybridization programs while offering lasting ornamental value in garden and vase alike.
DESCRIPTION
Paeonia ‘Lemon Chiffon’ is a semi-double to double yellow herbaceous peony. Its large, creamy lemon-yellow blooms emerge on stiff, upright stems and feature ruffled petals surrounding a center of golden-yellow stamens with orange filaments and prominent carpels tipped in raspberry‑pink. The lightly fragrant flowers appear from late spring into early summer, and often opening as a semi‑double shape before maturing into a full bomb-like form.
The foliage is glossy deep green, remaining lush and attractive throughout the season. Registered in the early 1980’s and a winner of the American Peony Society Best in Show award, this cultivar is fertile, producing viable seeds and useful in hybridization programs while offering lasting ornamental value in garden and vase alike.
DESCRIPTION
Paeonia ‘Lemon Chiffon’ is a semi-double to double yellow herbaceous peony. Its large, creamy lemon-yellow blooms emerge on stiff, upright stems and feature ruffled petals surrounding a center of golden-yellow stamens with orange filaments and prominent carpels tipped in raspberry‑pink. The lightly fragrant flowers appear from late spring into early summer, and often opening as a semi‑double shape before maturing into a full bomb-like form.
The foliage is glossy deep green, remaining lush and attractive throughout the season. Registered in the early 1980’s and a winner of the American Peony Society Best in Show award, this cultivar is fertile, producing viable seeds and useful in hybridization programs while offering lasting ornamental value in garden and vase alike.
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Family: Paeoniaceae
Height: 24–32 inches tall
Width: 24–36 inches wide
Foliage color: Glossy, mid- to dark green
Flower color: Pale lemon-yellow blooms with golden-yellow stamens and orange filaments
Bloom time: Mid- to late spring
Light requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Water requirements: Average
Maintenance: Low—remove spent blooms, cut foliage to ground after frost
Growing zone: USDA zones 3–8 (some references extend to zone 9)
Wildlife attractors: Deer‑ and rabbit‑resistant; attracts bees and butterflies; virtually pest‑freeThis plant can be seen at Brooks Gardens Peonies and Adelman Peony Gardens.
