Close your eyes and picture it: a full, rounded bloom the deep red of a vintage Burgundy, releasing a warm, spicy fragrance that stops you mid-step on a May morning. That’s Red Charm (*Paeonia lactiflora* ‘Red Charm’) — and once it’s established in your garden, it rewards you more generously every single year.
This is a true long-lived herbaceous peony, growing 24–36 inches tall and wide, with strong stems that hold those substantial late-spring blooms upright without staking. Plant it in full sun to part sun in fertile, well-drained soil, and be careful not to bury the eyes more than an inch or two deep — shallow planting is the secret to reliable flowering. Hardy in USDA Zones 3–8, it handles Pacific Northwest winters beautifully. Cut stems back to the ground after frost each fall.
Red Charm ships bare root and dormant in fall — the planting window that gives roots time to settle before winter and sets up the strong, healthy bloom cycle this peony is known for. Local pickup available upon request.
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Peonies ship in fall (September–November) when fully dormant and bare root.
Fall planting gives roots a full season to establish in warm soil before winter. Cold stratification triggers strong, healthy spring growth and reliable bloom production. Spring-shipped peonies experience root damage during active growth, transplant shock during their bloom cycle, and often lose an entire growing season.
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