Wings of the Morning
This peony is a very reluctant bloomer but makes a robust plant. It had one bloom in 2021. It was used by Daphnis and is in the lineage of ‘Aurora” (Daphnis, 1977). The stems were covered in buds in fall 2022 so I am hopeful these will survive the winter and I will see prolific bloom in 2023. Gardeners are always hopeful!
| Cultivar: | Wings of the Morning |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Seedling No: | 16469 |
| Group: | Roman Gold |
| Flower: | Color: | pale yellow, wide dark flares |
| Form: | single, 10 petals, crinkled | |
| Blooms: | Week 5 | |
| Carpels: | 6, pale green | |
| Stigmas: | cream-white (Reath and Saunders) | |
| Sheath: | cream-white (Reath and Saunders) | |
| Stamens: | filaments creamy reddish (Reath and Saunders) | |
| Plant: | Habit: | spreading bush, wider than tall |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | average width, heavy substance | |
| Height: | 39″ on 6 year plant | |
| Recommendation: | Collector’s plant due to sparse bloom |
| Availability: | Few nurseries specializing in woody peonies |
