| Originator/Registrant: | Discovered by Luc Klinkhamer in South Korea in 1987 |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: | Not APS registered |
| Cultivar Group (Type): | Lactiflora |
| Flower Form: | Full Double |
| Flower Color: | White Pink |
| Flower color description: | " Small and frilly vanilla-cream petals are sandwiched between larger-petaled layers of strawberry and raspberry ice, that finally reveal a pale-yellow center." |
| Flower size: | Large |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Bloom Size: | 5"-6" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Inflorescence Height: | 26 inches |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
![Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-27
"Paeonia 'Sorbet', 2017, (3-DB-PK) Chinese or lactiflora [Peony],](/pics/2017-10-27/frankrichards16/a5bf07-250.jpg "Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-27
\"Paeonia 'Sorbet', 2017, (3-DB-PK) Chinese or lactiflora [Peony],")
![Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-27
"Paeonia 'Sorbet', 2017, (3-DB-PK) Chinese or lactiflora [Peony],](/pics/2017-10-27/frankrichards16/0371b2-250.jpg "Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-27
\"Paeonia 'Sorbet', 2017, (3-DB-PK) Chinese or lactiflora [Peony],")
![Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-27
"Paeonia 'Sorbet', 2017, (3-DB-PK) Chinese or lactiflora [Peony],](/pics/2017-10-27/frankrichards16/de4092-250.jpg "Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-27
\"Paeonia 'Sorbet', 2017, (3-DB-PK) Chinese or lactiflora [Peony],")
Discovered by the Dutch perennial specialist Luc Klinkhamer during a trip to South-Korea in 1987 at an orchard.
| dragonfetti | On March 18, 2015 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Removed. |
| dragonfetti | On January 5, 2015 | Seeds sown Planted with Sago palm. |
| dragonfetti | On October 22, 2014 | Obtained plant Received bare root from Michigan Bulb Company. |
| dnrevel | On May 4, 2023 | Potted up Potted up (Started in pots, then will determine placement after it starts growing.) |
| RachaelHunter | On May 20, 2023 | Obtained plant Farmer gracy |
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