Peony Garden Treasure (Itoh), Large, 3-5 eye divisions
Itoh Hybrid, semi-double tree peony type flowers on herbaceous stems. Yellow petals with red highlights. Very hardy, flowers produced regularly and uniformly year after year from below ground overwintering buds. Stems to 27″, upright to arching, presents the flowers well out of the foliage, makes a broad low bush. Large, dark green leaves last well into autumn, making an excellent landscape subject. One to three flowers per stem, sidebuds on long stems suitable for cutting, little benefit in disbudding. Long flowering, with the mid to late season lactifloras, up to 2 1/2 weeks. Very little pollen. Certificate of Merit Award, 1984.
Very fragrant