John Culverhouse

American Camellia Yearbook, 1967, p.228, Reg. No.919: This peony form flower is 12.5 cm across x 5.5 cm deep with 40 petals. Colour is 'American Beauty' rose with yellow stamens. Petals slightly incurved, twisted and notched. A very few stamens visible when bloom fully open. Blooms mid-season. Plant growth is dense and spreading with dark green leaves, 8.5 cm long x 5.5 cm wide. This variety is a chance seedling originated by M. J. Witman, Macon, Georgia, USA that first bloomed 1960 at the age of 9 years.