AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY

PEONY Registrations in Bulletin 317

 

MME. EDNA POWER

LADY LIBERTY

FLAMING STAR

PINK TEA CUP

ANASTASIA



MME. EDNA POWER (J. E. Simkins, Oakville, Ontario, Canada—2000) Seedling number L6J IV7. Second generation seedling of Pehrson's Best Yellow. This early herbaceous hybrid is very fertile with a high seed count. The large single flower is a soft white with a very pale lemon undertone. The semi-flat flowers with petals of good substance are held upright on 30" sturdy stems, one bloom per stem. The plant is a vigorous grower with large substantial dark green leaves.


LADY LIBERTY (Harold Entsminger, Cut Bank, Montana Jan. 2001) Seedling number N/A. Parentage Sport X Great Lady. Single hybrid. First bloomed 2000. RHS Red color group 40-B. Cupped form, stamens, good substance, one bud per stem, reliable, good amount of bloom. 20 inches high, with good stem strength. Mid June in Montana. Vigorous. Same exact plant as Great Lady only flower color is bright flame red, not light pink as is Great Lady. Cold hardy.


FLAMING STAR (Don Hollingsworth, Maryville, Missouri, Jan. 2001) Seedling number 1613. Parentage Big Ben X unnamed Saunders Little Reds hybrid. Single, herbaceous hybrid. First bloomed in 1984 or earlier. Scarlet red, accented by a small cluster of light yellow stamens. Flat form, stamens, pollen, good amount of bloom, with one per stem, fragrant, medium short 24-28", good stem strength, early / mid bloom, good medium foliage, twelve petals, single type flower, bright, smallish flower on a bush of similar scale, medium fine texture adapted for a mixed perennial border.


PINK TEA CUP (Don Hollingsworth, Maryville, Missouri, Jan. 2001) Seedling number 1720. Single herbaceous hybrid. Parentage Laddie X Moonrise. First bloomed in 1991. Deeper shade of creamy pink (RHS color 50-B) color uniform, equal from base of petal to top, in filament and stigma. The pink is accented by light yellow pollen anthers. Stamens, seeds, good amount of bloom, with good substance. Reliable one bud per stem, fragrant. Good stem strength, cupped petals medium size flower, to 5 inches prolific increase, peregrina ancestry, bloom early good stem strength, short 15-18" foliage divided into blunt segments.


ANASTASIA (Don Hollingsworth, Maryville, Missouri, Jan. 2001) Seedling number 2106. Lactiflora, full double. Parentage Hollingsworth No 1713, a pink Japanese type X unknown pollen. First bloomed about 1991. Fuschia pink develops silver edges as the flower ages/ Reliable, stamens and pollen flat form, good substance 1-3 buds per stem, abundant amount of bloom, fragrant. Medium height, 32-36" strong stems. Mid season to mid-late bloom, vigorous, medium green foliage. Very large medium pink double with few stamens may have one or two side buds. Big bush. Center of flower builds as it matures.