'Dearest' Peony

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'Dearest' peony Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of orsola

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Seedling 1423

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

Origin:

Discovered by E.L. "Roy" Pehrson (United States, before 1980).
Introduced in United States by Hollingsworth Nursery in 1992 as 'Dearest'.

Class:

Hybrid / Species crosses.

Bloom:

Cream, light pink veining, light pink edges. None to mild fragrance. Single bloom form. Very early.

Habit:

Tall.

Height: 30" to 34" (75 to 85cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2a and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

seedling of Dawn Glow

Notes:

First bloomed before 1980, registered 1992.
Hollingsworth Nursery describe the blooms has having greenish white petals edged and veined cool, sharp pink; stigmas and filaments are also pink. Parentage: from open pollinated seed of 'Dawn Glow', same seed lot as 'Golden Wings'.
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