Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Paeonia veitchii subsp. altaica
Family: (Paeoniaceae)
(P) to 2′. Western China. The deeply cut, sharply tipped, biternate leaflets emerge in spring tinted a glossy, bronzy green. Soon to follow are multiple, slightly nodding flowers with luminous, raspberry-pink-magenta petals. In the centre, a mass of stamens with pink filaments and golden yellow anthers surround densely tomentose, prominent, green carpels. Grown from seed collected by Joseph Halda in Xinjiang Province, it differs from P. veitchii in having broader leaflets and larger, slightly notched flowers. Well-drained soil. Sun/partial shade. 3 & 6A
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