Starlight


Smouthi



Tree Peony Red




Claire de Lune,



Peter Barr

Species Veitchii
Coming from the Northwest of China. Forming a round bush, foliage is finely cut and
and keeps its beauty until first frost. Small simple blooms that have a slightly tilted port. Carries several flowers per stem. One of the first to bloom in spring. Extremely hardy. Grows to 21".




Species Smouthi
Small crimson blooms, very early, 36" tall with pleasant fragrance
Said to be one of the oldest hybrid in commerce it first appeared around 1843 in France.




Claire de Lune is a Herbaceous Hybrid with pale yellow single blooms, round edged petals. Pale green carpels with pink tips and gold and yellow stamens. Good cut flower, blooms last well.

Claire de Lune jumping out of the ground.

Claire de Lune, Halcyon

Claire de Lune has opened and I will use this as one of my attempts
at hybridizing. The pale yellow is quite lovely and the attributes in
this peony I think make it an excellent candidate for this type of
thing.
Claire de Lune (E.B. White 1954),Herbaceous Hybrid, Cream, 28" to 32", Very Early
Pale yellow blooms with crinkled, round edged petals. Pale green carpels with pink tips and gold and yellow stamens. Good cut flower, lasting blooms.

Halcyon is also in bloom and I am not disappointed at
this new addition to the collection. This is its second year in the
garden.

Halcyon (A.P. Saunders 1948), Herbaceous Hybrid, Single, Pale Blush, 24", Very Early
Very pale blush blooms with lavender flares at base of petals. Dark green foliage. Stamens have yellow anthers and red filaments. Tomentose carpels light grey with red stigmata.