1916-Farr:26 Very large, rose type. Pale hydrangea-pink, 1(132), center shaded darker; collar tinted silver. Fragrance XX. Tall, strong grower, free bloomer. Early. 50 cts. 1918-B006-I:14... Read more
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1916-Farr:26 Very large, rose type. Pale hydrangea-pink, 1(132), center shaded darker; collar tinted silver. Fragrance XX. Tall, strong grower, free bloomer. Early. 50 cts.
1918-B006-I:14
1921-B014:15 Symposium II rating: 8.1
1923-SPN:348
1928-B:41 Double. 8.1 (Sym. 1921). Syn., Leonie. Pink.
1928-B-d:123 Double type; large; early. Globular at first, very light old-rose-pink with creamy tints in the collar, and the somewhat darker center strongly marked with crimson flakes; very fragrant. Tall; extremely floriferous; strong stems. Excellent foliage. A cut-flower variety of considerable popularity because of its earliness, unfailing productiveness, and the general high quality of its blooms. "Blooms are not of high quality until third year or later; perhaps more noticeable in this variety than most others."Fewkes.
1976-K:064 (Miellez, 1856) Syn. LEONIE. Double - Pink - Early. Tall. Very fragrant. Large. Globular at first, very light-old-rose-pink with creamy tints in the collar, and the somewhat darker center strongly marked with crimson flakes. Extremely floriferous; strong stems. Excellent foliage - Midseason.
1996-K:095 (Miellez) FESTIVA MAXIMA (Miellez)
1916 - Pale hydrangea-pink, center shaded darker; collar tinted silver
1928 - Pink
1928 - very light old-rose-pink with creamy tints in the collar, and the somewhat darker center strongly marked with crimson flakes
1976 - Pink, very light-old-rose-pink with creamy tints in the collar, and the somewhat darker center strongly marked with crimson flakes
not notably fragrant
Historic information about this cultivar includes published information courtesy of the American Peony Society.
In 1922 the Regents of the University of Michigan appropriated $2,000 to establish the Peony Garden at the Nichols Arboretum.
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