Peony 'Diana Parks'

Diana Parks is a fragrant herbaceous peony with richly colored red flowers and green, divided foliage. Its late-spring to early-summer display suits a flower border or cutting garden in sun or partial shade. ## Flowers and placement The American Peony Society records this Bockstoce introduction from 1942 as a herbaceous hybrid, describing its blooms as carmine red, full-rose form and pleasingly fragrant. The Royal Horticultural Society lists a mature height and spread of about 0.5–1 m. Give the clump room to develop and use the flowers for cutting or let them provide a seasonal focal point in the border. [American Peony Society registry](https://americanpeonysociety.org/cultivars/peony-registry/diana-parks/) · [RHS plant profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/273201/paeonia-diana-parks/details) ## Growing conditions Grow in full sun or partial shade in fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Chalk, clay and loam are suitable soil types. Water during prolonged dry weather, directing water to the soil around the roots rather than repeatedly wetting the foliage. ## Maintenance Remove spent flowers after blooming if seed is not wanted. Cut dead stems and foliage back in autumn, and leave healthy leaves intact until they naturally decline.