Paeonia ostii Rudbeckia is a little-known naturally occurring

is a little-known naturally occurring fertile hexaploid (six sets of chromosomes) fern hybrid

'Dorset Clown' x H

as it turned out

so locate it so that it stays very dry during the winter months

Paeonia ostii Rudbeckia is a little-known naturally occurring(syn: Paeonia suffruticosa ssp. ostii) From China's Gansu, Hunan, and surrounding provinces comes an endangered tree peony species that was first published in 1992 and named after Italian peony expert, Dr. Gian Lupo Osti. Similar to Paeonia rockii, the 5' tall Paeonia ostii has narrower leaves and is topped in very early spring (mid April in NC) with over 100 large, 6 8" wide, sweetly fragrant flowers. Paeonia ostii is unquestionably one of the finest