Peony Registry

Parentage unknown. First bloom date unknown, first propagated 2022. Late-season blooming DOUBLE flowers are white (RHS NN155D), 14cm (5.5″) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem. Purple (N79A) flares with blurred edges emerge from flower centers and transcend approximately 28% of total petal length. Guard petals are flat, notched, and are typically 5.4cm (2.12″) in width. Fragrance noted. Flowers possess on average eight tomentose, white (155C) carpels with yellow (8B) stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are entirely transformed to petalodes, spatulate in shape, and identical in color to outer petallage. Sheath is partial, and yellow in color (8B). No pollen, and seed fertility has not been noted. Plants reach 204cm (80″) at maturity, and carry broadly-cut, green foliage. Growth habit is upright; mechanical support is unnecessary. From the Tang Dynasty poet Li Zhengfeng’s “Peony Poem”: “The color of the country is sound in the morning, and the fragrance of the sky stains the clothes at night.”