Shape | Spreading. |
Landscape | Borders, flowering hedge, hedge gardens, cottages, containers, city and courtyard gardens or as a specimen. |
Cultivation | Plant in moist but well-drained humus-rich soil in partial sun to partial shade. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth glaborous leaf stems. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Rounded flower buds appearing at the end of branches. |
Leaf Description | Multi-pronged fronds of 3 - 4 lanceolate forked leaflets. |
Flower Description | Vivid terminal whorls of broad petals. Semi-double blooms grow up to 15 cm in diameter that are a deep, rich red with some yellow stamens held erect on long red filaments. Blooms in concert with the early Chinese peonies, which is considered late for a P. officinalis hybrids. |
Colour Description | Deep dark green foliage, reddish-green to light green stems and vivid scarlet red to crimson blooms. |
Texture Description | Smooth. |