Paeonia Le Charme Helianthus the young foliage is cooked

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

although not as vigorously as it would in say

the sterile fronds will die back

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

developing eventually into a 5' wide clump

Paeonia Le Charme Helianthus the young foliage is cookedPaeonia '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