Peony Registry

Seedling No. RAISS 66. Parentage unknown. First year bloomed 2013, first propagated 2013. SINGLE to SEMI-DOUBLE, two flowers per stem, 4-4½ inches (10-11½ cm). Yellow base color, washed lavender resulting in speckles and some streaks as well as a picoteed edge. Flares watermelon, not prominent, extending 20% of petals’ length. Stamens present, pollen absent. Filaments watermelon at base, yellow at tip. Sheath yellow, complete. Average of 5 carpels, green, moderately hairy. Stigmas yellow, normal anatomy, no seeds. Fragrance. Early foliage emerges burgundy, matures to green. Typical Itoh Group foliage. Upright mounded growth habit, height to 30 inches (76 cm).