Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Carl G. Klehm
Cultivar Group (Type): Lactiflora
Season of bloom: Midseason (week 4)
Flower Form: Anemone
Flower Color: Red
Flower color description: Red anemone form flowers with a center comprised of broad central tufts of red staminodes with bright golden margins
Needs support: No

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 32 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Peony
  • Garden Peony

Photo Gallery
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2013-05-22

Date: 2015-02-05
Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Location: Christiansberg Botanical Garden. Germany.
Date: 2023-06-14
Location: Patio Garden
Date: 2016-05-28
Opens red, changing to deep magenta red

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Location: Patio Garden
Date: 2016-05-28
Prolific blooming plant, give it room
Location: Breezy Knees garden, York, UK
Date: 2020-06-20
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2015-03-10

Photo courtesy of: Tom Potterfield
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-05-06

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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