Paeonia Scarlet OHara Thrillers Maarten van der Giessen

Maarten van der Giessen

Because it is summer dormant

The stalks rise upward until late June (NC) when they are topped with terminal sprays of light brown flowers

The next in the continuing line of mutations from H

Paeonia Scarlet OHara Thrillers Maarten van der Giessen(L. Glasscock E. Falk '56) We were thrilled to find this deer resistant peony right at the top of the list from our heat tolerance trials. With such a wonderful southern name, we expected no less. At our Spring Open Nursery and Garden Days, no plant draws more comments than our stunning clump of Paeonia 'Scarlet O'Hara'. The brilliant red, single flowers and contrasting mass of golden stamens on 3' tall stems makes this a real attention getter in the