Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Paeonia mascula subsp. triternata
Family: (Paeoniaceae)
(P) to 2′. Northern Greece to the Ukraine. Known since medieval times as the Male Peony. This handsome subspecies has distinctive, broadly-ovate, biternate leaflets with upturned and undulating margins. The flowers are a relatively small 3½-inch, bright rosy-red, with a hint of magenta around a central boss of golden yellow stamens. Blooms profusely in late spring. Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & 6A
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