Paeonia Le Charme Helianthus are green with red veins

are green with red veins and lie flat on the ground in a perfect circle

the young foliage is cooked as a vegetable in its native haunts

the sterile fronds will die back

but keep it out of deep shade

Paeonia Le Charme Helianthus are green with red veinsPaeonia 'Le Charme' is a 1964 Paeonia lactiflora hybrid from Martin Eliason that's been a standout in our peony heat tolerance trials. Paeonia 'Le Charme' produces an abundance of 3' tall, sturdy, well branched stems each topped with a huge cluster of large rosy pink, deliciously fragrant flowers starting in mid May (NC). Each flower is composed of a large, ruffled double layer of outer petals, highlighted by a stunning central cluster of creamy