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This is one of the first views we had while setting up camp near Rushmore. The moon is rising over one of those cool needle-like columnar crests.
Peony 'First Arrival' 24W20 9yo Itoh E4 (Anderson, 1986) (2-DB-PK) Itoh Intersectional Peony, 28in.@ Maturity, PK Medium height, semi-double, lavender pink petals, dark pink flares, fades to light pink, no pollen, no seeds, early bloomer, Hardy to Zone 3-8, Garden E4 (SRC Swenson) PLTD 2015.
American Peony Society: FIRST ARRIVAL (Roger F. Anderson), Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, 1986. Semi-double Itoh hybrid, lavender pink. Seedling #A80-01. First bloomed 1984. Parentage: Martha W. x Reath hybrid tree. Lavender pink blooms when first open; as the flower gets older, it fades to a lighter pink. No pollen or seeds. The 24" stems hold the 4-5" flowers on the top of the plant which has dark green foliage, blooming at mid-season. Bulletin #259.
Breeder Roger Anderson, Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, 1986. Deeply cut dark green foliage. Intersectional hybrid of Martha W. x Reath hybrid tree peony. One of the first Itoh Intersectionals from Anderson.
Photo by F.D.Richards, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Creative Commons Copyright CC BY-SA 4.0.
Link to additional photos of this plant on my Flickr account from 2015, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24:
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