Paeonia Blaze 5b Hosta 'Cookie Crumbs' eventually makes

Hosta 'Cookie Crumbs' eventually makes a 1'+ wide mound of tiny green leaves

The 3' wide x 3' tall clump is topped with 30" tall spikes of 6-8 large 6" wide

flat-petalled white flowers highlighted in the center by short purple standards (upright petals)

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This is not a fern for beginners who think you can just stick everything in the midst of a bed of petunias

Paeonia Blaze 5b Hosta 'Cookie Crumbs' eventually makesIn our 6 year peony trials, Paeonia 'Blaze' has consistently been one of the most floriferous cultivars, producing up to 20 large, single, bright red flowers per clump. For us, this is an early flowering deer resistant selection, often opening in late April. Because of the flower size, staking may be helpful if rain is in your forecast when the flowers are fully open.