Leda

Leda.  (Queen of Sparta, Mother of Caster & Pollux)  Daphnis.  1977.  Advanced generation lutea hybrid.  American Peony Society Gold Medal winner-2014.  Pink with light red streaks going through each petal. Semi-double. Two rows of petals, well formed and rounded.  Red stamens, white sheath and cream stigmas.  Large and beautiful, flowers are carried outward.  Plants produce woody stems, but spread outward, rather than upward.  Excellent.  No fertility noted, but rumor has it that seeds have been produced in Europe.  Parentage:  (Kokoman x BC-2).   Ships in late September to mid October.