Paeonia japonica Korea via the US National Arboretum

via the US National Arboretum (USNA #39665)

dramatic white eye

The throat of each flower is peach-colored

glorious in the spring woodland garden

makes an absolutely superb specimen

Paeonia japonica Korea via the US National ArboretumUnlike 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