origination:
Zhaolou Peony Garden, Heze in 1996.
Xiao Qing. Chrysanthemum form. Flowers 17cm x 6cm, pinkish red (62-B) faintly bluish; petals 8-whorled, slightly stiff, outer whorls 1-3, lighter colour, colour gradually deep from the outer to the inner petals, with deep purplish red streaks at the base; stamens normal, occasionally petaloid; pistils 11-13, small, slightly petaloid, floral discs purplish red. Stalks long, stiff, flowers upright. Flowering early midseason. Plant medium height, erect. Branches slender, stiff. Leaves long, medium-sized, thin, sparse, stiff; leaflets broadly ovate, acuminate at the apex, slightly suffused with purple on the margins. Growth vigorous, flowers many, tolerant of adverse conditions, very adaptable. Bred by Zhaolou Peony Garden, Heze in 1996.
english transl.:
Fine Dawn
