Now this is a very special plant that is well deserving of its recent APS Gold Medal, which it received in 2021. Highly regarded by peony enthusiasts that encounter it, Joker is an excellent landscape variety with a shorter stature and great plant habit that holds its flowers upright without a need for staking. The real magic and notable feature of this variety is in its colour progression – well organized double flowers have a dramatic colour shift from a bright pink upon opening to a near white with a pink picotee along the petal margin. The center of the flower also tends to retain a rosy heart. The overall effect of plants with flowers in various stages of bloom is nothing short of magnificent. This is consistent with the breeder?s legacy of plants that are constantly evolving as they bloom. Registered and distributed by Henry Landis of Ontario. One magical flower per stem.