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Paeonia 'Horizon' 5/2022 xPeony F2-

Paeonia 'Merry Mayshine' 5/2022 xPeony G3- (Saunders /Smetana 1994) (1-SL-R) xPeony Peony, Mature plant size: 24in., Red, single, Early, fern leaf, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW21, In Garden Bed G3 for 17.6 YEARS (Adelman). Planted in 2004.

 

American Peony Society: Hybrid, herbaceous single. Parentage tenuifolia x unknown. First bloomed, unknown. Deep red single, flat form, stamens gold, reliable, good substance, stigmas red, strong, 24″ stems, very hardy, early bloom, fine cut, bright deep green foliage, good branching. Bloom is 5″ in diameter, petals 2.5″ wide. This plant may have been known as Zelda in the Goldsmith collection, as it was labeled Zelda in the field. Introduced by Hollingsworth/Smetana, July 25, 1994.

 

Red, single, fragrant, early, 30in. tall, hybrid. Bright crimson flowers with yellow centers stand tall on the unusual ferny-leafed plant. . Award of Landscape Merit 2009. Wilted after bloom, 2014. Parentage tenuifolia x unknown. Single stem came up near by, have to wait to see (2015). Still alive in G3. Four stems in 2020.

 

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2015, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22:

 

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Uploaded on May 25, 2022
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