Name in Chinese & pin yin: 萬世生色 Wan Shi Sheng Se
Notable characteristics: Enormous pink flowers with lavender and violet inner tones. The Chinese classify this flower form as "thousand-petal", though we once counted and only found 347! Vigorous grower. Deer resistant. Herbicide, pesticide, and fungicide free. Grown in Connecticut.
Cultivar group, hybridizer and year introduced: Central Plains group, Zhaolou Peony Garden, 1966.
Flower form and size: "Thousand-petal", double form, 8". Very floriferous cultivar.
Growth habit and size at maturity (10 years old): Spreading habit, grows to 3' tall and 4' wide.
Flower fragrance: Deep and complex, sweet, with a hint of violets.
Bloom time: Late season Chinese tree peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the last week of May or first week of June.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 4-9.
Plant size: 1 year old tree peonies have 1 woody stem and a proportional root system. This size plant, with a complex flower, will most likely flower its second spring in the ground.
When we ship: FALL 2019.
About us: Cricket Hill Garden is a family owned and operated nursery founded in 1989 and based in Connecticut. We propagate and grow the vast majority of the plants we sell. Most garden centers and nurseries do the opposite of this, 'buying in' and reselling most plants they offer. Growing our own stock allows us to offer the rare and unusual plants we sell as well as provide the highest quality plants to the discerning gardener. We do not use synthetic herbicides, pesticides or fungicides in our nursery production.
