Paeonia rockii, 'Jade Crown Blue Belt' Chinese rockii tree peony

Name in Chinese and pin yin: 玉冠藍帶 Yu Guan Lan Dai

Notable characteristics: Full, creamy white, double flowers to 8". Each of the densely packed fragrant petals has a faint streak of rosy pink down the center with dark flares. Vigorous grower. 

Cultivar group, hybridizer: Northwestern (Gansu) cultivar group, Chen Dezhong, 1993.

Growth habit and size at maturity (10 years old): Semi-spreading, grows to 4.5' tall and 5' wide.

Flower form and size: Anemone double, 7-8".

Flower fragrance: Sweet.

Bloom time: Late season rockii tree peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the last week of May.

Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 4-9.

Plant size: 1 year old grafted tree peonies have 1 woody stem and a proportional root system. This size plant will most likely flower its second spring in the ground.