Paeonia lutea subsp. ludlowii
Common name: 
Tibetan Peony
Ludlow's Tree Peony
Pronunciation: 
pay-ON-ee-a lu-TE-a lud-LOW-e-i
Family: 
Paeoniaceae
Genus: 
Paeonia
Synonyms: 
Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii
Paeonia ludlowii
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous shrub, to 9 ft (2.5 m) tall.  Leaves alternate, compound, biternate (9 leaflets), each leaflet deeply cut..  Flowers yellow, to 12.5 cm wide.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 6      Native to Tibet.
  • lutea: yellow    ludlowii: after Frank Ludlow (1885-1972), he and George Sherriff introduced it into commerce in 1936.
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