Peony Registry

Cultivar
Elma
Originator
Kelsey
Group
Lactiflora
Date
1936
Country
USA, NY

Japanese type flower form. – Pink to white – Early. Pale pink changing to white. Guards very shapely, cupped and crimped. Staminodes long and yellow, the striking characteristic of this Japanese type is the cupped-shaped guard petals which retain their shape until the bloom fades and the petals fall. The coloring is delicate. 1955 Wild catalog.

Reference: 1976-K:026