Paeonia lactiflora Louis van Houtte
Paeonia lactiflora Louis van Houtte
Paeonia lactiflora Louis van Houtte
Paeonia lactiflora Louis van Houtte
Paeonia Louis Van Houtte
Chinese Peony, Common Garden Peony
Vigorous plant but no flowers yet in this first spring.
Namia, 07/05/2025
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La Paeonia lactiflora ‘Louis Van Houtte’ est une ancienne variété de pivoine herbacée au caractère affirmé. Ses fleurs doubles de taille moyenne présentent des pétales échevelés, disposés assez verticalement, d’un rouge cerise teinté de rose pourpré, dont la bordure pâlit jusqu’au blanc. Bien parfumées, elles se dressent au-dessus d’un beau feuillage à l'extrémité de tiges particulièrement solides. Cette variété à floraison tardive possède également toutes les qualités requises pour la confection de bouquets.
La pivoine ‘Louis Van Houtte’ appartient à la famille des Paeoniacées. Elle a été obtenue en France par Jacques Calot en 1867 et baptisée en l’honneur de Louis Benoît Van Houtte, un célèbre horticulteur belge du XIXᵉ siècle. La graphie enregistrée est ‘Louis van Houtte’, avec une minuscule à la particule ; la forme ‘Louis Van Houtte’ est courante dans les catalogues horticoles. Cette pivoine est issue de Paeonia lactiflora, une espèce herbacée naturellement présente du sud-est de la Sibérie au nord et à l’est de la Chine. La plante montre une très bonne végétation et forme une touffe dressée de 80 à 90 cm de hauteur pour 70 à 80 cm d’envergure. Ses tiges brun rougeâtre sont rigides et maintiennent les fleurs bien au-dessus du feuillage. Les feuilles, nombreuses, sont divisées en petites folioles allongées et pointues. D'un vert soutenu pendant la belle saison, le feuillage prend des couleurs rouges en automne avant de disparaître. La souche charnue entre alors au repos jusqu’au printemps suivant. Les fleurs doubles mesurent 10-12 cm de diamètre. Leurs pétales légèrement désordonnés, assez redressés dans la corolle, sont d’abord d’un rouge cerise très profond, mêlé de pourpre et de fuchsia, une teinte inhabituelle chez les anciennes pivoines lactiflora. Les pétales peuvent pâlir sur les bords en vieillissant, ce qui donne à la fleur un aspect doucement bicolore et des reflets argentés. Leur parfum est bien perceptible et agréable. Les tiges ne produisent pas de fleurs secondaires : chacune porte une fleur terminale bien dégagée du feuillage. Classée parmi les pivoines tardives, ‘Louis Van Houtte’ fleurit à partir de la mi-mai dans les régions les plus précoces, mais fin mai ou au début du mois de juin sous les climats plus frais. Sa floraison dure 2 à 3 semaines. Bien installée, cette variété vit plusieurs dizaines d’années et résiste à des températures proches de –29 °C.
Cette pivoine ‘Louis Van Houtte’ sera à sa place dans un massif ensoleillé, un jardin de curé, un jardin d’inspiration anglaise ou un endroit réservé aux fleurs à couper. Elle sera superbe avec la pivoine blanche ‘Duchesse de Nemours’, le géranium des prés ‘Cloud Nine’, l’astrance ‘Shaggy’ et la campanule lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’. Les floraisons blanches, bleu pâle, mauves et rose tendre mettent en valeur sa fleur richement colorée. En bouquet, ses fleurs s’associent aux pivoines blanches ou rose pâle, aux iris bleus, aux campanules et au feuillage vert anis des alchémilles.
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Paeonia
Louis Van Houtte
Ranunculaceae
Chinese Peony, Common Garden Peony
Paeonia lactiflora 'Louis Van Houtte'
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Planting and care
The Paeonia lactiflora ‘Louis Van Houtte’ is preferably planted in October or November, in a sunny position, in a deep, fertile, moist, well-drained soil. It tolerates slightly acidic to calcareous soils, but dislikes stagnant water, dry ground and competition from the roots of trees or large shrubs. When planting, the buds on the stump are covered with only 3 to 5 cm of soil: if placed too deeply, they produce foliage but few or no flowers. A spacing of 80 cm allows the clump to spread and encourages good air circulation. Regular watering is necessary during the first two years and in dry springs. An application of well-rotted compost around the stump in autumn maintains soil fertility. With its strong stems, this variety usually needs no staking. Once established, this peony dislikes being moved and can live for several decades in the same spot.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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