Peony Registry

Parentage unknown. First bloom date unknown, first propagated 2022. Late-season blooming DOUBLE flowers are red-purple (RHS NN78B), 14cm (5.5″) in diameter, upward facing, and average one per stem. Dark purple (N79A) flares with blurred edges emerge from flower centers and transcend approximately 29% of total petal length. Guard petals are flat, notched, and are typically 6.8cm (2.7″) in width. Fragrance noted. Flowers possess on average five moderately hairy, pale-yellow (158A) carpels with light greenish-yellow (3D) stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are fully transformed into petallodes, spatulate in shape, and identical in color to outer petallage. Sheath is complete, and light greenish-yellow in color (3D). No fertility noted. Plants reach 152 (60″) at maturity, and carry broadly-cut, green foliage. Growth habit is upright; mechanical support is unnecessary. Name derived from the Song Dynasty poet Yang Wanli’s “Bathing Sun Pavillion at the East Temple of the South Sea”: “It is most loved that the red waves boil at the fifth night, and the purplish haze opens up in a sudden blow for ten thousand miles.” This peony blossom is full of red color, with the stunning appearance of purple haze falling from the nine heavens to the mortal world.