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'Caucasian Peony' References
Article (magazine)  (2014)  Page(s) 231-232.  
 
Within the section Paeonia, four Caucasian species are cited as yellowish to yellow - P. wittmanniana, P. macrophylla, P. mlokosewitschii and P. tomentosa. The flowers of P. wittmanniana and P. macrophylla start off white or very pale yellow. P. tomentosa remains an enigma for authors but is probably white-flowered.
Only P. mlokosewitschii, described from Lagodekhi National Park in East Georgia, has pale lemon yellow flowers. The most visited population shows a remarkable variation of pinks and yellows, as is also found in P. lagodechiana and P. x chameleon. Perhaps this is a result of P. mlokosewitschii mixing with P. caucasica (P. daurica subsp.coriifolia). Like most members of the section Paeonia, P. mlokosewitschii hybridises with its cousins so that plants grown from seed collected in the garden are liable to result in individuals with non-yellow flowers.
Article (magazine)  (2014)  Page(s) 232-233.  Includes photo(s).
 
P. mlokosewitschii is quite tall, reaching as much as 1 m in height....In gardens, P. mlokosewitschii is known as Molly-the-witch, but regrdless of this somewhat unfavourable nickname it is one of the loveliest and best tempered of herbaceous perennials. P. mlokosewitschii prefers vernally moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. It tolerates most pH values but will not put up with waterlogging or drought.
Article (magazine)  (2003)  Page(s) 145.  
 
KEY TO SUBSPECIES OF P. DAURICA
1 Leaflets puberulous on the lower surface or glabrous; obovate; apex rounded or obtuse, often with a short mucro ..........ssp. mlokosewitschii (Lomakin) D. Y. Hong
Article (magazine)  (2003)  Page(s) 146.  
 
Paeonia daurica ssp. mlokosewitschii (Lomakin) D. Y. Hong , stat. nov. = Paeonia mlokosewitschii Lomakin in Trud Tiflis Bot. Sada 2: 282, 1897...Among the five subspecies of P. daurica, ssp. mlokosewitschii is relatively distinct; its leaflets are usually obovate with rounded but mucronate apex, mostly sparsely or rather densely puberulous, but sometimes glabrous. The subspecies is found so far only in eastern Georgia, north-western Azerbaijan and the adjacent region of Russia. It grows in deciduous forests dominated by Fagus, Quercus, Ulmus, Castanea and Acer, 2n = 10.
Article (magazine)  (2003)  Page(s) 137.  
 
Georgia: Lagodekhi, 1040 m S. slope, deciduous forest ...The type locality of both
P. mlokosewitschii and P. lagodekhiana (= P. daurica ssp. mlokosewitschii)
Article (magazine)  (2003)  Page(s) 140.  Includes photo(s).
 
....in...(Lagodekhi, type locality of both P. mlokosewitschii (yellow flowers) and
P. lagodechiana (pink flowers)), we found all the colours mentioned above: white, pale yellow, yellow, pink, red and purple-red, or yellow but with red or pink periphery or a red spot at the base (Figs 5–9), the same situation as in P. delavayi (Hong et al., 1998). This is another typical example of polymorphism in petal colour. Clearly, it cannot be used as a diagnostic character for distinguishing species...
Book  (2001)  Page(s) 442.  
 
Plant Introductions in the period 1900-2000
1908 Paeonia mlokosewitschii Caucasian Peony. Caucasus. Received RHS Award of Merit in 1929.
Book  (Jan 1999)  Page(s) 633.  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia mlokosewitschii ('Caucasion Peony')... big, open, pale to bright yellow flowers...
Book  (Jan 1999)  Page(s) 31, 32.  Includes photo(s).
 
Page 31: [Photo] Paeonia mlokosewitschii known to gardeners as 'Molly-the-Witch'
Page 32: Paeonia mlokosewitschii named after Mlokosewitsch, the man who discovered it in the Valley of Lagodeki in the south-eastern part of central Causasus... [flowers] are a clear, soft shade of yellow... one of the earliest peonies to flower... It is not easy to grow, especially in the USA, but it does well in the heavy soils of the Pacific North-west
Book  (1999)  Page(s) 137.  
 
Paeonia mlokosewitschi, Caucasus, 1961
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