Paeonia Itoh Double Bubble Pink™ Garden Candy® ('Smithopus3')

A stunning Peony, Garden Candy® Double Bubble Pink™ Itoh Peony has exceptionally large blooms (4 inches in diameter) of creamy pink with yellow stamens. A robust cross between an herbaceous peony and a tree peony, this pink-salmon peony's flowers are held close to the foliage, creating a compact, rounded form that requires no staking; and most notably, has mildew-resistant foliage. Abundant blooms in June - July. Foliage stays attractive all season long – turning maroon in the fall.

Plant Paeonia Itoh Double Bubble Pink™ Garden Candy® as a specimen or in clumps, or fill your cutting garden with its fragrant blooms. Makes incredible bouquets. It thrives best in moist, but well-drained soil. Drought tolerant after being fully established. Deer resistant. This pink Intersectional Peony has been selected by the breeder Don Smith as part of the Garden Candy® series.

The Itoh Peony originated in Japan in 1948 thanks to one man’s dedication and perseverance - Dr. Toichi Itoh, a noted Japanese plantsman and botanist. He spent decades crossing pollen from herbaceous paeonies and tree peonies, trying to find the perfect hybrid. Itoh Peonies are absolutely stunning and combine the ideal traits from both of their parents. They are short, bushy growers, like herbaceous types, that do not require staking, yet they support the large magnificent blooms of the tree peony. Itohs also exhibit exquisite tree peony foliage that turns lovely burgundy-orange colours each fall.