Peony Registry

Seedling number 9-26A. Parentage: Seedling SG16 x ‘Melissa’. First bloomed 2015, first propagated 2016. Early-midseason blooming SEMI-DOUBLE to DOUBLE flowers are yellow, 14cm (5.5″) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem. Guard petals are cupped, rounded, notched, and are typically 4.5cm (1.75″) in width. Subtle fragrance noted. When flowers are semi-double, they possess, on average, three tomentose, cream-colored carpels with light-pink stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are less than 1.25cm (0.5″) long, with pale-yellow filaments. Staminodes are also present, identical in color to the outer petallage, and linear, and spatulate in structure. Produces pollen, though seed fertility has not been noted. Disc is obscure. Plants reach 71cm (28″) at maturity, and carry broad-pointed, green foliage. Growth habit is upright, and mechanical support is unnecessary.