Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Double Peonies, page 31.
*Elwood Pleas. (Pleas, 1900.) 8.7 (Sym. 1921). Pink.
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]
ELWOOD PLEAS. (Pleas, 1900.) 8.7.
Double type; large; late. Flowers flat, with many crinkled petals symmetrically arranged, pale rose-pink changing to light flesh-pink in center; not notably fragrant. Medium height; fairly floriferous; stiff stems. Good, close-set foliage.
An evenly colored flower about the same shade as The're'se, sometimes streaked with rose on outer petals. Not always reliable in growth and blooming but considered very fine in favorable seasons.
"Does not do well in heavy clay soil in Pennsylvania."—Boyd.
"Very reliable with us in Minnesota."—Christman.
"Erratic with me in Indiana."—Little.
"Erratic with me in Massachusetts."—Fewkes.
ELWOOD PLEAS (Pleas, 1900) - Double - Pink - Late or Midseason. Medium height. Fragrance not notable. Large. Flowers flat, with many crinkled petals symmetrically arranged, pale rose-pink changing to light flesh-pink in center. Fairly floriferous; stiff stems. Good, close-set foliage. An eveni- colored flower about the same shade as Therese, sometimes streaked with rose on outer petals. Not always reliable in growth and blooming, but considered very fine in favorable seasons. M.
Large flat flowers of pale rose pink, the colour diffusing to a lighter flesh pink towards the centre of the blooms. The petals are often crinkled in appearance. Occasionally some of the outer petals are decorated with deeper streaking. Fine dark foliage. Mid to late flowering.
