Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
ISANI GIDUI (Japan). The very best white Japanese Peony we...Read More have ever seen. Its most excellent wide white guard petals give it splendid size and the large bunch of beautiful yellow staminodes in the center are of the finest quality, and as we look upon its dew-sprinkled face on our early morning garden visits, our minds invariably turn to thoughts of precious jewels, the choicest in the world. As a cut flower it has good lasting quality, and in the show room it divides honors with AMA NO SODE and TAMATBAKO. $20.00
Per the APS website:
ISANI GIDUI (Origin unknown) - Jap. - White - Midseason. Moderately tall. Fragrance, not good. Very large. Two rows of very broad, rounded smooth guard petals of pure white; center a rounded mass of thin staminodes of rich buff-yellow; carpels green, tipped pale yellow. Vigorous. Floriferous, with slightly bending stems and crinkled foliage. Considered the most beautiful white Japanese peony. The flowers are extremely large and almost perfectly shaped. According to information received from Japan the correct name of this peony is ISAMI JISHI, which means SMILING LION.
Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
ISANI GIDUI (Japan). The very best white Japanese Peony we...Read More