Paeonia wittmanniana
| Paeonia wittmanniana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Paeoniaceae |
| Genus: | Paeonia |
| Species: | Paeonia wittmanniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Paeonia wittmanniana | |
Paeonia wittmanniana, also known as Wittmann's peony, is a perennial peony native to the southern Transcaucasian region, and is closely related to Paeonia mlokosewitschii.
Paeonia wittmanniana is up to 1.5 m tall. Above the plant is glabrous and dark green; below it is lighter green, glaucescent, with white hairs especially crowded along the veins, and the lower leaves are biternate. Paeonia wittmanniana filaments are red and up to 1 cm long and its anthers are yellow to orange. Its stamen are around 22 mm long. The divided leaf segments are ovate, cuneate, and often are oblique and abruptly cut off at the base.
Yellow to white flowers, 10–13 cm across, bloom from April to June.
References
- Waddick, James, Josef Halda. The genus Paeonia, 2004.
- Rogers, Alan. Peonies, 2004.
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