Peony 'Rivida' 23W22 Lactiflora G3-
Peony 'Rivida' 23W22 Lactiflora G3- (John Harrell, 1985) (2-SL-PK) Lactiflora Cultivar Peony, Mature plant size: 30in., PINK, tall, Violet Red, large single, sidebuds, early-mid, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW21, In Garden Bed G3 for 18.6 YEARS (Adelman). 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. An interesting note for 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.
2023 note: Very large blooms measuring up to 8 inches.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:
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Peony 'Rivida' 23W22 Lactiflora G3-
Peony 'Rivida' 23W22 Lactiflora G3- (John Harrell, 1985) (2-SL-PK) Lactiflora Cultivar Peony, Mature plant size: 30in., PINK, tall, Violet Red, large single, sidebuds, early-mid, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW21, In Garden Bed G3 for 18.6 YEARS (Adelman). 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. An interesting note for 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.
2023 note: Very large blooms measuring up to 8 inches.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:
www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...
#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #week2, #Perennial, #Peony, #BWS, #Early, #Paeonia, #Rivida, #23W22