LORELEI
Originator: Hollingsworth, 1996
Colour: Orangey-Red
Form: Double
Bloom Time: Mid-season
Side Buds: No
Height: Medium
Fragrance: No
Peony Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Distinction: Orange flowers, self-supporting
APS Registry Entry: https://americanpeonysociety.org/cultivars/peony-registry/lorelei/
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Description: Large bomb double flowers open a vivid orange pink and then, suddenly, magic sets in. Lorelei is incredibly unique for its transformation and perhaps exhibits one of the most compelling colour shifts observable in a peony. As flowers fade, they somehow appear quite orange - a colour very rarely seen in herbaceous peonies. Blooms continue to pass through apricot and pink, and rest at a cream colour while the depths of the flower hold more colour. One flower per strong stem. Spicy fragrance. Very special and one of a kind.