Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Nassos Daphnis
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1977
Cultivar Group (Type): Lutea Hybrid Tree Peony
Season of bloom: Midseason (week 4)
Flower Form: Single
Flower Color: Red
Flower color description: Deep red, small maroon flares. Two rows of petals, rounded and well formed. The petals of the inner row come straight up but bend backward, halfway. The outer row completely stretched outward. Strain: 3/4 Moutan, 1/4 Lutea.

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant

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Common names
  • Lutea Hybrid Tree Peony
  • Peony

Photo Gallery
Location: European-American tree peony bed, W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-05-28
The dark flares at the petal bases are echoed in the dark filamen
Location: European-American tree peony bed, W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-05-28
This specimen seems to be faster growing and more floriferous tha
Location: European-American tree peony bed, W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-05-25
Blooms I've seen are a true, rich red - a joy to see.
Location: Euro-American tree peony bed at the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2018-05-30
Iphigenia tree peony - yellow anthers on dark maroon filaments; c
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Location: Euro-American tree peony bed at the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2018-05-30
Iphigenia tree peony - bloom on second year plant

Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Nate Bremer at Solaris Farms. Used with Permiss
  • Uploaded by Joy

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