Bashful Queen
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Year Registered: 2021
Breeder/registrant: Swenson Gardens
Parentage: x
Registration description:
Official registration can be found at: The American Peony Society
Seedling No. BP. Parentage unknown, records lost. First bloom and propagation 2007. Early/Mid bloom period. Pink DOUBLE, 1 bloom per stem, 7 inches in size (18 cm), fragrant. Rounded guard petals, may be shallowly notched, held cupped, average width 1¾ inches (4½ cm). Average of 4 carpels, cream colored, very hairy. Stigmas pink with normal anatomy, fertile. Stamens greatly transformed, could be called pollen-bearing staminodes, interspersed with petals at center, filaments yellow. Staminodal disc obscure. Upright growth to 26 inches (66 cm), support not needed. Has had prior distribution under name now registered.
