Peony Registry

Seedling number 119-123A. Parentage: ‘Roger’s Showstopper’ x RAHS4. First bloomed 2017, first propagated 2018. Midseason blooming SEMI-DOUBLE to DOUBLE flowers are a blush-pastel color, 17.75cm (7″) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem. Guard petals are cupped, rounded, notched, and average 5cm (2″) in width. Fragrance noted. Flowers possess, on average, three tomentose cream-colored carpels with pink stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are less than 1.25cm (0.5″) long, with uniformly yellow filaments. Staminodes are also present, linear, spatulate, and oblanceolate in structure, and identical in color to the outer petallage. Produces pollen, though seed fertility has not been noted. Disc is apparent with few projections, and is pale-pink in color. Plants reach 66cm (26″) at maturity, and carry broad-pointed, green foliage. Growth habit is upright, and mechanical support is unnecessary.