"First Arrival" has arrived!

[leene_chan]

Intersectional Peony "First Arrival.", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

That's a funny name for a late blooming peony! But this is not an ordinary peony: it's an intersectional peony, a mutant cross between an herbaceous and tree peony. Quite a few of them are yellow, which is a very rare color for an herbaceous peony. "First Arrival" is not yellow...at least, it isn't supposed to be. Maybe it has cream centers because it's an immature plant?

It has a cute mounded habit and big, lovely flowers that unfortunately don't smell that good.