it’s a beautiful deep crimson always flowers this time of year the previous tenants weren’t gardening people so I doubt it’s an unusual variety and they have been in situ over 10 years if that helps? Absolutely no scent and rather sprawling foliage but the colour!
I have a very similar if not identical looking one which has been in the garden since before I moved in over 35 years ago and decided it was most likely the one fidgetbones mentions. Quite floppy stems so needs a bit of support or wet flowers end up on the ground with mine.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
It looks very similar to the peony I inherited at my previous house bought in 1971. I brought a lump with me and nearly 50 years on it is still one of my favourite colours. No idea what it is called but it gets flattened almost every year about this time by thunderstorms and heavy rain so I make the most of the few weeks it is flowering
It's true, the old ones are the best!
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It's true, the old ones are the best!