Paeonia japonica Korea Each leaf is mostly creamy

Each leaf is mostly creamy gold

The throat of each flower is peach-colored

We figure the North American (NC south to Florida) native Ampelaster carolinianus watched too many old kudzu movies

The Calanthe are terrestrial orchids

introduced in 1981 by North Carolina's own Van Sellers

Paeonia japonica Korea Each leaf is mostly creamyUnlike many of its more common and gaudy cousins, this demure woodland Japanese peony makes an 18" tall x 18" wide clump with grey green foliage. In early spring it is topped with lovely, 3" wide, white cups fading to a dark burgundy center with yellow stamens. After flowering, the pods split to reveal gorgeous metallic blue seeds on red stalks. Paeonia japonica is great as a deer resistant specimen in the woodland garden or scattered throughout the