Peony Registry

Parentage: (‘Salmon Dream’ x (‘Raspberry Charm’ x ‘Lemon Chiffon’)) open pollinated. First bloomed 2014, first propagated 2016. Early blooming SEMI-DOUBLE flowers are a light raspberry color, fading to a lighter coloration at petal margins. Flowers are 12.7 cm (5”), upward facing, and average one per stem. Guard petals in three to four rows are cupped, rounded, and typically 5 cm (2”) in width. Interior petalage twisted; flowers become fuller as they age. No fragrance. On average, flowers possess four moderately hairy carpels that are light-green in color, with medium-pink stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are between 1.5-2 cm (0.5-0.75”) in length; filaments are yellow with a touch of pink and yellow at the tips. Spatulate staminodes are identical in color to the surrounding petalage. Pollen fertile; seed fertility has not been noted to date. Plants reach 76 cm (30”) at maturity, and carry broad-pointed, green foliage. Foliage at the time of emergence is dark-purple green in color. Growth habit is spreading, and does benefit from mechanical support.