Paeonia japonica Korea The clump forming ones are

The clump forming ones are not necessarily small plants but they stay put and die away to the same crown each winter

We figure the North American (NC south to Florida) native Ampelaster carolinianus watched too many old kudzu movies

via the US National Arboretum (USNA #39665)

introduced in 1981 by North Carolina's own Van Sellers

Paeonia japonica Korea The clump forming ones areUnlike many of its more common and gaudy cousins, this demure woodland Japanese peony makes an 18" tall x 18" wide clump with grey green foliage. In early spring it is topped with lovely, 3" wide, white cups fading to a dark burgundy center with yellow stamens. After flowering, the pods split to reveal gorgeous metallic blue seeds on red stalks. Paeonia japonica is great as a deer resistant specimen in the woodland garden or scattered throughout the