Paeonia japonica Korea glorious in the spring woodland

glorious in the spring woodland garden

The throat of each flower is peach-colored

Each leaf is mostly creamy gold

We figure the North American (NC south to Florida) native Ampelaster carolinianus watched too many old kudzu movies

dramatic white eye

Paeonia japonica Korea glorious in the spring woodlandUnlike many of its more common and gaudy cousins, this demure woodland Japanese peony makes an 18" tall x 18" wide clump with grey green foliage. In early spring it is topped with lovely, 3" wide, white cups fading to a dark burgundy center with yellow stamens. After flowering, the pods split to reveal gorgeous metallic blue seeds on red stalks. Paeonia japonica is great as a deer resistant specimen in the woodland garden or scattered throughout the