Peony ‘Festiva Maxima’ Bare Root Perennial | White Double Blooms with Crimson Flecks for Garden Borders & Cut Flowers

Peony ‘Festiva Maxima’ Live Bare Root Perennial Plant

The Peony ‘Festiva Maxima’ is a classic perennial known for its large, double white flowers accented with delicate crimson flecks. This variety is prized for both its striking appearance and pleasant fragrance, making it a popular choice for outdoor garden borders, perennial beds, and cut flower arrangements.

Key Features

• Produces large, double white blooms with subtle red flecks
• Hardy perennial suitable for USDA zones 3 through 8
• Long-lasting cut flower with a notable fragrance
• Upright, clumping growth habit reaching 2 to 3 feet in height and spread
• Low-maintenance and returns stronger each year

Growing Information

Peony ‘Festiva Maxima’ thrives in rich, well-drained soil and prefers full sun to partial shade. It requires moderate watering to keep the soil evenly moist. Blooming occurs from late spring to early summer, adding seasonal interest to garden borders and beds. This perennial’s upright and clumping habit makes it an excellent choice for structured garden designs and cut flower gardens.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.