Paeonia Avalon Light Shade to Shade the red-tipped floral stigmas add

the red-tipped floral stigmas add a crowning touch

Ruellia 'Black Beauty' first appeared in the 1990s in the Maryland garden of the late Alexej (Sasha) Borkovec as a probable hybrid of Ruellia ciliosa

each topped with a large wine-red spathe with dramatic white striping

This vigorously growing introduction from NC's late Larry Mellichamp and Rob Gardner is one of their series of interspecific hybrids involving S

Paeonia Avalon Light Shade to Shade the red-tipped floral stigmas addPaeonia 'Avalon' is a splendid peony from the work of William Krekler and later selected and introduced in 2003 by nurseryman plantsman Roy Klehm. The very sturdy 2' tall stalks, clothed with very attractive foliage, are topped with unique lightly fragrant flowers with multicolor dark and light pink petals, which age to dark pink with a white border. Paeonia 'Avalon' is a very vigorous, free flowering selection that we think you'll love as much as we