Peony Registry

Parentage unknown. First bloom date unknown, first propagated 2022. Late-season blooming DOUBLE flowers are purple (RHS 78A), 16cm (6.3″) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem. Guard petals are flat, ruffled, notched, and are typically 5.6cm (2.2″) in width. Fragrance noted. Flowers possess on average five moderately hairy, green-yellow (1C) carpels with orange (29C) stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are more than 2cm (0.75″) in length, with uniformly light-purple filaments (75C). No apparent sheath. Produces pollen, though seed fertility has not been noted. Plants reach 200cm (78.75″) at maturity, and carry broadly-cut, green foliage. Growth habit is upright; mechanical support is unnecessary. Taken from the Tang Dynasty poet Jia Dao’s “A Friend’s Wedding Yang’s Urge for Makeup”: “I don’t know what night is, but I urge the balcony to be near the mirror. Who said that hibiscus is planted in water, and a branch opens in the bronze mirror.”