FLOWER FORMS OF PEONIES

SINGLE

A ring of 5 or more petals with the center of peony made up of stamens with pollen-bearing anthers.

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JAPANESE

A ring of petals around a central cluster of modified stamens that are narrow and flat and bear no pollen.

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ANEMONE

A ring of petals around modified stamens which are fully transformed into narrow petals (petaloids).

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 SEMI-DOUBLE

Several rings of petals around visible pollen-bearing stamens.

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DOUBLE

Many concentric rings of petals with no visible stamens (stamens have been completely transformed into petals).