One of the very few peonies that are best in partial shade. This is a P. emodi hybrid raised by Professor Saunders, the late peony expert. 'Early Windflower' is a natural-looking plant with simple, understated elegance. The nodding single white flowers are like those of a Japanese anemone and relatively modest by the standards of the big, blowsy doubles. Attractive, deeply cut foliage.

• Height: 80cm

• Early season flowering