Silver Plane
This is a unique coloration among Saunders woody peonies. I wish I could recommend it more highly but, for me, it has not been very vigorous and declines early. One of the nice attributes of most tree peonies is their season long attractive foliage so I consider early decline a fault. Perhaps it does better for others.
In 2021 the foliage is reddish rather than green.
| Cultivar: | Silver Plane |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Seedling No: | 16536 |
| Group: | Roman Gold |
| Flower: | Color: | cream with small plum flares |
| Form: | single, two rows of petals | |
| Blooms: | Week 5 | |
| Carpels: | 6, green | |
| Stigmas: | cream | |
| Sheath: | cream | |
| Stamens: | filaments yellow (no red), stamens have pollen | |
| Plant: | Habit: | upright |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | typical | |
| Height: | 18″ on 5 year struggling plant | |
| Recommendation: | Collectors’ plant |
| Availability: | Rare |