Paeonia 'Rivida', 2018 photo,
"Paeonia 'Rivida', 2018 photo, (2-SL-R) lactiflora cultivar Peony, (John Harrell, 1985), USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Violet Red, single early-mid, Michigan Bloom Month 5c-6a, In Garden Bed G3.1 for 13.6 YEARS (Adel). Planted in 2004.
Paeonia 'Rivida' (John Harrell, 1985) is a single lactiflora cultivar of unknown parentage: Violet-red, single, lightly fragrant, midseason, 30” tall, looks pink, first bloomed in 1950s, red seed pods good for dried arrangements. One of the most interesting points of this cultivar is that it is named after two grandmothers, Riva and Ida. Registered by Steve Varner, Monticello, Illinois,1985. This is the only peony listed in APS for Harrell.
Paeonia 'Rivida', 2018 photo,
"Paeonia 'Rivida', 2018 photo, (2-SL-R) lactiflora cultivar Peony, (John Harrell, 1985), USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Violet Red, single early-mid, Michigan Bloom Month 5c-6a, In Garden Bed G3.1 for 13.6 YEARS (Adel). Planted in 2004.
Paeonia 'Rivida' (John Harrell, 1985) is a single lactiflora cultivar of unknown parentage: Violet-red, single, lightly fragrant, midseason, 30” tall, looks pink, first bloomed in 1950s, red seed pods good for dried arrangements. One of the most interesting points of this cultivar is that it is named after two grandmothers, Riva and Ida. Registered by Steve Varner, Monticello, Illinois,1985. This is the only peony listed in APS for Harrell.