Paeonia Le Charme Helianthus the young foliage is cooked

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

the sterile fronds will die back

The clumps are adorned with terminal spikes of soft yellow tubular flowers that just top the foliage from late summer through fall

'Elvis Lives'

which is quite stunning in the garden

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