Peonies Click on the image above to download a complete copy of this publication in PDF format. Download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Single peonies have five or more broad petals in one or two rows surrounding a center of golden, pollen-bearing stamens.
Japanese peonies have five or more petals and a center of feathery structures called staminodes.
Anemone peonies have five or more petals in several rows with broad central petals. Semidouble peonies have five or more outer petals and a center of broad petals with pollen-bearing stamens intermixed. Bomb peonies have a row of outer guard petals surrounding a pompon tuft of dense petals. Double peonies have five or more outer petals with the central stamens and The peony has been a favorite flower for centuries. In the eighth century, its charm captivatedthe Japanese, who developed more than 300 cultivars.