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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2008, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (7): 142-142.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20080725

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A New Cultivar of Autumn Re Flowering in Paeonia×suffruticosa (Tree Peony) ‘Aoshuang’

Cheng Fangyun,Zhao Dixuan   

  1. (1.Landscape Architecture College of Beijing Forestry University Key Laboratory for the Genetic and Breeding of Forestry Trees and Ornamental Plants National Flower Engineering Research Center Beijing 100083; 2.Yutian Peony Nursery of Heze Heze 274000)
  • Received:2008-03-26 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-07-25 Published:2008-07-25

Abstract:

A new cultivar,‘Aoshuang’, which blooms in autumn as well in spring, was released from a seedling of Paeonia ×suffruticosa found accidentally in 1996.The flowers are deep pink and have generally the crown in the Spring, but the autumn flowers have variable forms of the chrysanthemum and the anemone or the crown. The plants grow vigorously and sprout many tillers.

Key words: Tree Peony (Paeonia ×suffruticosa), new variety, reblooming