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:
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.