Vesuvian
‘Vesuvian’ has the most double flowers among the Saunders woody peonies but they tend to be buried in the foliage. The flower color, a dark red but not tending “black”, is pleasing to me.
| Cultivar: | Vesuvian |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Seedling No: | 16509 |
| Group: | Black Pirate |
| Flower: | Color: | dark maroon |
| Form: | full double | |
| Blooms: | Week 4 | |
| Carpels: | 5, yellow green | |
| Stigmas: | bright pink | |
| Sheath: | dark | |
| Stamens: | filaments dark red, stamens sparse | |
| Plant: | Habit: | rounded bush |
| Foliage color: | medium green, petioles tinged red | |
| Foliage form: | slightly more narrow | |
| Height: | 46″ on 8 year plant | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended |
| Availability: | Several nurseries specializing in woody peonies |
