'Aurea' Peony

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'Aurea' peony Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Fan Tan
• Oriental Gold (herb. hybrid, Unknown/Smirnow)
• Yokihi (syn. 'Fan Tan')

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (Japan, 1954).
Introduced in United States by Louis Smirnow in 1974 as 'Oriental Gold'.

Class:

Hybrid / Species crosses.

Bloom:

Apricot or yellow, yellow shading, pink edges. Semi-double bloom form.

Habit:

Height: up to 28" (up to 70cm).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

First boomed 1959, registered 1974 by Louis Smirnow as 'Oriental Gold', synonyms Aurea, Yokihi. In 1975, Smirnow registered 'Fan Tan' with the same synonyms. This 'Oriental Gold' is distinct from his earlier Itoh-Hybrid of the same name.
Fan Tan