Paeonia 'Athena', 2017
"Paeonia 'Athena', 2017, (1-SL-W) Hybrid [Peony], pay-OHN-ee-uh HIB-rih-duh, 30 in #Perennial (Saunders, 1955), USDA Hardiness Zone 3, White, single Very Early, Bloom Month 5b-6, In Garden Bed G2 for 12.6 YEARS
An extra early blooming hybrid from Saunders, 1955 (P. lactiflora × (P. officinalis × (P. macrophylla × P. mlokosewitschii)). Single type flowers of an ivory-white to apricot-yellow with lavender flares at the base of the flower petals. No sidebuds. 'Athena' is called 'Saunders Quad-Hybrid,' a hybrid of 4 different peony species. Planted in 2004.
Paeonia 'Athena', 2017
"Paeonia 'Athena', 2017, (1-SL-W) Hybrid [Peony], pay-OHN-ee-uh HIB-rih-duh, 30 in #Perennial (Saunders, 1955), USDA Hardiness Zone 3, White, single Very Early, Bloom Month 5b-6, In Garden Bed G2 for 12.6 YEARS
An extra early blooming hybrid from Saunders, 1955 (P. lactiflora × (P. officinalis × (P. macrophylla × P. mlokosewitschii)). Single type flowers of an ivory-white to apricot-yellow with lavender flares at the base of the flower petals. No sidebuds. 'Athena' is called 'Saunders Quad-Hybrid,' a hybrid of 4 different peony species. Planted in 2004.