Gold Standard Peony

Gold Standard is another Japanese peony, 

 dating to 1934.

 I love the shadows of the inner petals!

 

Japanese Peonies

These are the peonies that most people have never seen. The first is Largo,

and Gold Standard.

Doreen is a soft pink,

while Cathedral Supreme is the darkest of the lot.

But Butter Bowl describes the shape of the peonies as well as anything I can come up with.

Peonies at Algonquin College

We are finally getting into some of the unusual peonies.