Hanazono

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.118, colour photo, p.238, description: Large sized peony form, red with about 15 large, outer guard petals, the cen­tre filled with small petals, twisted and folded, some with white variegation, and petaloids with stamens dispersed throughout. Flowers mid-season. Leaves mid-green, broad, elliptical, acuminate, finely serrate. Originated in Takada City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.