Peony
Paeonia obovata var. willmottiae Herbaceous Group
Paeoniaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
China
Location
Source of plant
Fairweather Gardens, F. Robert Wesley
Description
Herb to 60cm. Stems erect, glabrous. Leaves biternate, leaflets to 6cm and over, unequal, base broadly oval or oblong, cuneate, apex abruptly acuminate, dark green, glabrous above, glaucous, sparsly hairy beneath, terminal leaflet obovate. Flowers cup shaped, to 10cm diameter; petals obovate, white; filaments pink-red; carpels 2-3, to 2cm, glabrous, stigma coiled. Fruit to 3.5cm.
USDA Hardiness Zone
7