Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Primevere'

Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
PRIMEVERE (Lemoine). One of the two best yellow Peonies in...Read More the world, but in order to see the real beauty of this yellow Peony, the buds must be covered with paper bags which must not be removed until the bloom has been cut and taken indoors, where, when kept from the extreme sunlight, it retains the beautiful yellow tone for several days. A prize of one hundred dollars was offered during the past ten years for a yellow seedling Peony of better color than this variety. $3.00

Per the APS website:
PRIMEVERE (Lemoine, 1907) - Double - White - Midseason. Tall. Moderately fragrant. Anemone type, medium size. A flattish flower with creamy white, cupped guards rarely splashed with red; center composed of short, narrow petals of canary-yellow becoming light with age. Floriferous, stems lax. Good dark green, rather coarse foliage.

What a wonderfu addition to the garden. I heard I was pushing it zone-wise, but with guidance from fellow DGers, I pulled it off. It wa...Read Mores actually very easy. In fact, my peonies are all grown in containers at the moment.

I believe one must start with QUALITY rhizomes (?) though. Mine came from bloomingbulb.com, and you bet, I will order from them again.

"Primavera" was a 2-eye rhizome when planted late Feb 2005 - early March 2005. First season bloom is such a thrill.