Paeonia obovata ssp obovata var willmottiae Pulmonaria This is the plant by

This is the plant by which all hosta envy is measured

the very floriferous clumps produce 14" tall alien-like

Marks' has been winter hardy here for over two decades

the 4' tall clumps (shorter in dry sand) are topped by light airy tan plumes that persist all winter

we stopped for lunch at a 7

Paeonia obovata ssp obovata var willmottiae Pulmonaria This is the plant byWe are very excited to offer this little known form of the prized woodland peony. Paeonia obovata ssp. obovata var. willmottiae hails from 8,000'+ on rocky slopes in the mountains of Hubei and Shaanxi provinces. Most of the material sold is Japanese in origin compared to this Chinese form. The deer resistant variety willmottiae is much more vigorous than typical Paeonia obovata and is topped by single, white, cup shaped flowers about 2 weeks earlier