Peony 'Shirley Temple' 23W24 Lactiflora F2-
Peony 'Shirley Temple' 23W24 Lactiflora F2- (Smirnow before 1948) (3-DB-W) Lactiflora Cultivar Peony, Mature plant size: 34in., Tall, double, pale pink fades to white petals, slightly fragrant, side-buds, midseason bloomer, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Month 5c, In Garden Bed F2 for 5.6 YEARS (BloomingB). Planted in 2017.
American Peony Society: (ex Holland, before 1953) Double – Blush – Early. This beautiful variety is the result of a crossing between Festiva Maxima and Mme. Edouard Doriat, 20 yrs. ago. This variety flowers a week before the well known early flowering variety, Festiva Maxima. The color is a beautiful light rose which changes into white, exceptionally large in size, 8″ in diameter. An outstanding variety as a cut flower for its firm stems and early flowering period. Smirnow ad, Bulletin 129.
Petals arranged in whorls with occasional red edges on inner petals. Buds often flat with red markings. A cross of 'Festiva Maxima' x 'Mme Edouard Doriat'. Some credit Smirnow for this peony, while others report origin unknown.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 19, 20, 21, 23:
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Peony 'Shirley Temple' 23W24 Lactiflora F2-
Peony 'Shirley Temple' 23W24 Lactiflora F2- (Smirnow before 1948) (3-DB-W) Lactiflora Cultivar Peony, Mature plant size: 34in., Tall, double, pale pink fades to white petals, slightly fragrant, side-buds, midseason bloomer, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Month 5c, In Garden Bed F2 for 5.6 YEARS (BloomingB). Planted in 2017.
American Peony Society: (ex Holland, before 1953) Double – Blush – Early. This beautiful variety is the result of a crossing between Festiva Maxima and Mme. Edouard Doriat, 20 yrs. ago. This variety flowers a week before the well known early flowering variety, Festiva Maxima. The color is a beautiful light rose which changes into white, exceptionally large in size, 8″ in diameter. An outstanding variety as a cut flower for its firm stems and early flowering period. Smirnow ad, Bulletin 129.
Petals arranged in whorls with occasional red edges on inner petals. Buds often flat with red markings. A cross of 'Festiva Maxima' x 'Mme Edouard Doriat'. Some credit Smirnow for this peony, while others report origin unknown.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2017, 19, 20, 21, 23:
www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...
#Michigan, #49236, #usdaZone6, #week4, #tall, #sidebuds, #EM, #Perennial, #Peony, #BWS, #BO21, #ShirleyTemple, #23W24