Peony Registry

Seedling No. UHS 20. First year bloomed 2015, first year propagated 2016. Parentage not given. Early Midseason to Midseason bloom. SEMI-DOUBLE. One bloom per stem, size 6 inches (15 cm). Yellow. Two or three rows of large, soft yellow guard petals, cupped, rounded, but shallowly notched, about 3 inches in width (8 cm). Inner petals smaller, notched, ruffled, also pale yellow. Carpels generally 4, cream colored, very hairy. Stigmas light pink with normal anatomy, fertile. Pollen-bearing stamens in the center, filaments yellow. Petalodes emerge from among the stamens, these also soft yellow. Staminodal disc consists of a few white projections. Fragrance. Early foliage emerges green. Upright growth habit, height 28 inches (71 cm), support not needed.