"Nordic Paradox" Peony

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"Nordic Paradox" peony Description

My HMF:

'<i>P. paradoxa</i> var. <i>fimbriata</i> Sabine' peony photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• "Bondepion"
• "Juhannuspioni"
• P. fimbriata
• P. paradoxa var. fimbriata Sabine
• Paeonia fimbriata
• Pivoine à fleur decoupée

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

Origin:

Bred by Unknown breeder (before 1760).
Introduced in France by Cels frères in before 1826 as 'Pivoine à fleur decoupée'.
Introduced in France by Louis Noisette in before 1826 as 'Pivoine à fleur decoupée'.

Class:

Hybrid / Species crosses.

Bloom:

Purple, red shading. Small, very double bloom form.

Habit:

Height: 15" to 20" (40 to 50cm).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

P. paradoxa var. fimbriata Sabine in Trans. Hort. Soc. Lond. 2, 276 (1817).
According to The Plant List, this is a synonym of P. officinalis L.
For the identification of 'Nordic Paradox' as 'P. paradoxa. var. fimbriata' see "The midsummer peony revisited" by Mari Marstein, The Plantsman, March 2013, p. 47-49. Registered as "Nordic Paradox" in 2015 by the Gamle Hvam Museum of Norway and M. Marstein.
Juhannuspioni