APS Peony of the Year 2018

Lois’ Choice was picked by the American Peony Society (APS) as the 2017 Gold Medal winner and hence also as the 2018 peony of the  year. It’s a quite recent introduction from Chris Laning, not too tall, but with a very special double flower in pink and yellow shades and it blooms early. A really excellent grower it is, very healthy. The buds are somewhat special, not so much to my liking, but they open into perfectly pretty flowers.