Peony Cream Puff

Description

The small flowers when first open have rich pink guard petals that quickly fade unevenly to very pale pink, then to near white. The big, cushion-like centre of slim, cream staminodes gain pink stains and become crinkled with age. They also loosen show red tipped carpels. Not a particularly free-flowering plant, the dark red, upright stems carry the flowers just above the dark green, wrinkled edged leaves with no side buds.