Paeonia lactiflora ‘Kelway's Majestic’

Description:
Introduced by Kelway's Nursery in 1928. Described in 'The Peony' (Genders, 1961) as being 'early into bloom and is one of the last to remain in flower. The very large blooms have cherry - red guard petals with a central mass of long ochre and lilac petaloids.'

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/