Paeonia Athena

Peony Athena belongs to the earliest blooming peonies. The flower is creamy with a raspberry shade on the petals. The center of the flower is decorated with striking yellow stamens. The flower is even resistant to rain and will beautify your garden for 7-10 days even in bad weather. Very attractive to butterflies. Try to cut the buds of this peony and decorate your home. It lasts more than a week in a vase and creates an excellent bouquet after flowering.

How to grow Paeonia lactiflora - the Chinese peony

The Chinese peony or common garden peony is native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia. There are several hundred selected cultivars of Chinese peony in a range of colors, sizes and forms. Many have double flowers, and many colors are available, from pure white, to pink, rose, and near red, along with single to fully double forms. Most of the cultivars are fragrant. The Chinese peony is an easily grown and undemanding perennial. Paeonia lactiflora prefers full sun, although a few types will tolerate light shade. They prefer a good, fertile, well-drained soil, which is preferably neutral to alkaline. These large perennials are tolerant to a wide range of soil conditions, but will not survive if the soil becomes waterlogged or too dry.