Sarah Bernhardt Peony (Paeonia lactiflora cv.)

Sarah Bernhardt Peony (Paeonia lactiflora cv.)Herbaceous, spring flowering perennial Description: Very large, fully double, rose pink blossoms, each petal has silver tips; late season peony Habit: Grows 2 to 3 feet high and up to 3 feet wide; Medium height stems and dark green foliage Culture: Prefers full sun to light shade and well prepared garden loam with added organic matter Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 3 Attributes: Deer resistant, Attracts butterflies Both European and Asian peonies

well-prepared garden loam and a warm

Cocke sent his slave Jesse to Monticello in 1817 to collect some plants

Great for beverages or flowers

acidic soil and part shade

but their visions of what the United States should be were diametrically opposed

This is a choice native perennial groundcover for shaded sites

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whose innovative Classical-Revival architecture retained a Baroque flair

Culture: Prefers well-drained but evenly moist garden loam and some shade

drew upon Enlightenment ideas about the toleration of Muslims (then deemed the ultimate outsiders in Western society) to fashion out of what had been a purely speculative debate a practical foundation for governance in America

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lustrous dark green foliage turns yellow