Rock’s peony or Rock’s tree peony
Its huge, white or pink semi-double blooms have a maroon blotch at the base of each petal and a generous boss of yellow stamens enveloping the gynoecium and a nectar disk surrounding it.
The flowering period may last only for two months but the fragile beauty of the
silky petals gives high rewards and, when not in flower, the bold, architectural
leaves are an attraction in themselves.
Rock’s peony or Rock’s tree peony (Paeonia rockii, also Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. rockii) is a woody species of peony that was named after Joseph Rock. It is one of several species given the vernacular name tree peony, and is native to the mountains of midwestern China, mainly in Gansu and adjoining provinces.
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