Paeonia 'Chocolate Soldier'

Herbaceous peonies are a well-deserved, popular choice for providing colour and drama to ornamental borders in late spring and early summer. They boast large, often double flowers in whites, pinks and reds, and return year after year.

Unlike tree peonies, herbaceous peonies die back to ground level in winter. They thrive in a well-drained, neutral soil, in full sun.

The cup-shaped flowers of Paeonia ‘Chocolate Soldier' are the darkest red, with a central flush of bright yellow stamens. They work well with other dark-flowered plants, but may also be grown among lighter colours, to emphasise their darkness. ‘Chocolate Soldier’ makes an excellent cut flower.