Mattinata
Group: Suffruticosa Group
Year Registered: 2017
Breeder/registrant: Rieck
Parentage: x
Registration description:
Official registration can be found at: The American Peony Society
Seedling 99/035. Parentage: Raised from open polliated mixed Gansu Mudan seeds. First bloomed 1999. First propagated 2014. SEMI-DOUBLE with 3-4 rows of petals. One flower per stem, 16 cm (6¼”) in size. Petals pink, darker near the flares, then fading to creamy pink at petal’s edge. Dark red flares extend about a quarter of petal’s length, with bleeding edges. Petals cupped. Carpels white, moderately hairy, 5 in number. Stigmas white, normal anatomy. Pollen-bearing stamens, filaments red at base, creamy pink at tip. Sheath white, complete. Fragrance. Blooms early/mid-season. Typical Gansu Mudan foliage. Spreading upright growth to 120 cm (48″). A healthy and vigorous grower. The flower reminds the originator of an early peaceful sunrise and is thus named for composer Ruggero Leoncavallo’s song “Mattinata”,which means morning. To be propagated and distributed by W. Giessler, Gross-Rosenburg, Germany
