Peony Registry

Seedling number: 34Q. Parentage: ‘Quitzin’ x Anderson Seedling Y158. First bloomed 2016, first propagated 2017. Midseason blooming JAPANESE flowers are cerise, with occasional white striations (blurred edges, apprx. 40% of petal length), and guard petals edged in yellow-gold – a color identical to the gold displayed by the staminodes. Flowers are upward facing, and average one per stem. Guard petals are rounded, ruffled, notched, and are typically 7cm (3”) in width. No fragrance noted. On average, flowers possess three sparsely hairy carpels that are green in color, with pink/cerise stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are transformed into staminodes, linear in shape, and with no apparent pollen. Staminodes are cerise in color, with golden-yellow edges and tips that fade to a lighter creamy yellow. No seed fertility noted. Disk is well-developed, complete, and green in color. Plants reach 85cm (33.5”) at maturity, and carry broad-pointed, green foliage that, at the time of emergence, is more of a brownish-red gradually mixing with and transforming into green. Growth habit is spreading, and does benefit from mechanical support. The name given reflects the reclaiming of highly fertile agricultural soil, and is a piece of Anglo-Dutch history of lasting importance. Deborah Vermuyden was the daughter of well-known Dutch engineer Cornelis Vermuyden, who brought Dutch land-draining techniques to England, and who initiated the enormous project of draining the fens in eastern England during the first half of the 17th century.