| Originator/Registrant: | Saunders / Hollingsworth / Smetana |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1994 |
| Cultivar Group (Type): | Herbaceous Hybrid |
| Season of bloom: | Early (week 2) |
| Flower Form: | Single |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower color description: | Bright, deep crimson with yellow centers. Innermost petals are watermarked on their backsides. |
| Flower size: | 6 inches |
| Needs support: | No |
| Awards: | Award of Landscape Merit: 2009 |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 28 inches |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Parentage: | Paeonia tenuifolia x unknown |
![Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-26
"Paeonia 'Merry Mayshine', 2017, (1-SL-R) Hybrid [Peony], pay-OHN](/pics/2017-10-26/frankrichards16/f05b79-250.jpg "Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-26
\"Paeonia 'Merry Mayshine', 2017, (1-SL-R) Hybrid [Peony], pay-OHN")
![Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-26
"Paeonia 'Merry Mayshine', 2017, (1-SL-R) Hybrid [Peony], pay-OHN](/pics/2017-10-26/frankrichards16/a686b5-250.jpg "Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-26
\"Paeonia 'Merry Mayshine', 2017, (1-SL-R) Hybrid [Peony], pay-OHN")
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