Peony Registry

Seedling number MP6-16. Parentage: ‘Kukeni-Jishi’ x unknown. First bloomed 2008, first propagated 2014. Early-midseason blooming SEMI-DOUBLE flowers are light pink, 16 cm (6.3”) in diameter, upward facing, and average one to four per stem. Guard petals are rounded, and are typically 4.5 cm (1.75”) in width. Fragrant. On average, flowers carry four sparsely hairy, yellow-green carpels with reddish-purple stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are more than 2 cm (0.75”) in length. Fertile both ways. Plants reach 80 cm (31.5”) at maturity, and carry finely-cut, green foliage. Growth habit is spreading, and benefits from mechanical support. Distinctive for its simultaneous flowering of bud clusters, creating a mass of petalage up to 40 cm (15.75”) in diameter. The cultivar won 5th place in the 2023 peony exhibition at Mädapea, Estonia.