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Paeonia 'A.B. Franklin' 6/2022 Lactiflora N4-

Paeonia 'A.B. Franklin' 6/2022 Lactiflora N4- (Franklin, 1928) (4-DB-W) Lactiflora Cultivar Peony, Mature plant size: 32in., Light Blush, fading White, Late bloomer, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW24, In Garden Bed N4 for 19 MONTHS (Wild). Planted in 2020.

 

Paeonia 'A B Franklin' (Franklin, 1928). Bred by Alonzo Barry Franklin, Franklin Nursery, Minneapolis, MN (1858-1944). Late flowering, large bloom. Pink blush fading to white, double. Fragrant. A very light blush when it first opens, fading white. APS Gold Medal 1933. Mr. Franklin released ~100 peonies, mostly between 1928-1942. A few are still popular today: Mrs. A. B. Franklin, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Minuet.

 

This might be Solange? Saved 2 roots in 2020, planted together in N4. Did not flower in 2021. Usually has late buds that do not open. 2022: a couple of main buds and many side buds in WW23.

 

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22:

 

www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...

 

#Perennial, #Double , #Week6, #GoldMetal, #Peony, #GMAW-1933, #A.B.Franklin

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Uploaded on June 17, 2022
Taken on June 17, 2022