There’s something deeply satisfying about a peony that just keeps getting better. Paula Fay opens in late spring with bold, semi-double blooms in warm rose-pink — petals with a slight silk sheen catching the morning light. As a mature clump, she fills a border with genuine presence, and those stems are long and strong enough to bring indoors by the armful.
A classic herbaceous peony, Paula Fay grows 24–36 inches tall and wide, thrives in full sun to part sun, and performs reliably across USDA zones 3–8. Plant the bare root in fertile, well-drained soil with the eyes no more than 1–2 inches below the surface — too deep is the most common reason peonies refuse to flower. Cut back to the ground after the first hard frost each fall.
Peonies ship bare root and dormant in fall (September–November), the window that gives roots time to anchor before winter and set up a strong first bloom.
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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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