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'Seedling 1423' peony Description
'Dearest' peony photo
Photo courtesy of orsola
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
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
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'.
Dearest
Dearest
 
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