Mine is the Fern Leaf Peony (Paeonia tenuifolia). I love the way it starts to come up in the Spring and then one day it just bursts out into bloom. It would be nice if it stayed in flower for a longer period of time but you can't have everything can you. I've attached a few photos.
This is the first of the Peonies to bloom and it frequently flowers when the tulips and some of the narcissi are still in flower. Mine grows to a height of about 2 feet. A source I use (Peonies the Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall) describes it as "having the fragile beauty of a large scale anemone or pasque flower" and is apparently from the Black Sea area in the Ukraine. I liken the flower more to the poppy than the anemone but that's me. Regardless of what you think it looks like, you can't help but be attracted to it.
And even after the flower disappears, you still have the unique foliage to attract your attention for a good part of the Summer.
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