Yuki Botan
An 1859 Japanese cultivar with very large pure white peony flowers and much-undulated petals — upright growth but rather weak, from the Kantō district.
First documented by Kasuya Kamegorō (1859) and detailed by Tuyama (1968) from the Kantō district of Japan. The very large pure white peony-form flowers feature much-undulated petals and small petal-like petaloids interspersed among the stamens. Growth is upright but rather weak — an honest assessment from Tuyama. Leaves are broadly oblong to ovate-oblong with flat surfaces and sub-impressed venation. Late flowering. Imported to the USA. Listed locally as 'Yuki Botan' and registered as 'Yukibotan.' Source: International Camellia Register.