• One of a few different Paeonia daurica flowering now. Bought as Paeonia Ruprechtiana, it should be daurica subspecies coriifolia if I’m not mistaken. Red petals when in bud, but when open they fade somewhat. The leaflets are longer than they are wide. A purplish cast to the foliage. Rather short growing.

  • Paeonia caucasica, white selection. Now flowering outside, always very early.

  • For years I’ve tried to make some crosses with &amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Anemone. Parentage unknown. First bloomed before 1970. Seedling given to me by Harold E. Wolfe, 1970. Flower opens self color throughout-cyclamen purple (RHS 74C). In sunlight, the petaloids color pales while large &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;carpel: an organ at the centre of a flower, bearing one or more ovules and having its margins fused together or with other carpels to enclose the <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;a part inside the ovary (= organ that produces eggs) of a plant that contains the female sex cell and develops into a seed when that cell is fertilized&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/ovule/" >ovule</a> in an <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;the hollow base of the carpel of a flower, containing one or more ovules&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/ovary/" >ovary</a>, and consisting also of a <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pollen-receptive surface of a carpel, usually sticky. It sits above the ovary on the style.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stigma/" >stigma</a> and usually a style.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/carpels/&quot; &gt;carpels&lt;/a&gt; become entirely purple. Mid-late bloom. Ball form, no &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;stamen: one of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stamens/&quot; &gt;stamens&lt;/a&gt;, no pollen. A prolific seeder. Big flower and side buds, very strong grower, broad robust bush. 34-40 in height. Foliage deep green with maturity. Award winning progeny No. 990 HM - 1995, No. 995 AM - 1991. 1095 HM - 1992.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/belleville/&amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;gt;Belleville&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;, a very large and double dark pink &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Growing in bushes and grasslands, but also in open woods, at altitudes from lowlands to 2,300 m, but to 3,400 m in Sichuan Province (Kangding), China. In E Asia: China, the Korea Peninsula, E Mongolia, and Russia (the Far East and SE Siberia).&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The most distinct character of Paeonia lactiflora is the cartilaginous thickening along the leaf margins, which are &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Having a toothlike or serrated edge.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leaf_morphology_dentate.png&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img class=&amp;quot;size-full wp-image-25337 alignleft&amp;quot; src=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leaf_morphology_dentate.png&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;204&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;122&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/dentate/&quot; &gt;dentate&lt;/a&gt;—spinose on these thickenings.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/species/herbaceous/albiflorae/lactiflora/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;More info&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/p-lactiflora/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;lactiflora&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;, which is the mother of that enormous &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Parentage &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Growing in bushes and grasslands, but also in open woods, at altitudes from lowlands to 2,300 m, but to 3,400 m in Sichuan Province (Kangding), China. In E Asia: China, the Korea Peninsula, E Mongolia, and Russia (the Far East and SE Siberia).&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The most distinct character of Paeonia lactiflora is the cartilaginous thickening along the leaf margins, which are &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Having a toothlike or serrated edge.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leaf_morphology_dentate.png&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img class=&amp;quot;size-full wp-image-25337 alignleft&amp;quot; src=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leaf_morphology_dentate.png&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;204&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;122&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/dentate/&quot; &gt;dentate&lt;/a&gt;—spinose on these thickenings.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/species/herbaceous/albiflorae/lactiflora/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;More info&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/p-lactiflora/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Lactiflora&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; #139. Unnamed anemone x &amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;21&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;. Single, pink with quite a lot of orange, streaked some, small flowers, has pollen, yellow &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;stamen: one of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stamens/&quot; &gt;stamens&lt;/a&gt;, white pistils with pale pink tops. Officinalis-like foliage.&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/good-cheer/&amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;gt;Good Cheer&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;. First bloomed about 1980. &amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Herbaceous hybrid. Single. Lacti x officinalis. Bright red. This name should be changed as it rightfully belongs to Mr. Gumm&amp;amp;#039;s red double.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/cardinal/&amp;quot; &amp;gt;Cardinal&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; red (RGS 53A). No pollen or &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;stamen: one of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stamens/&quot; &gt;stamens&lt;/a&gt;. Moderate increase, one bud per stem, blooms midseason. Flower grows to a 7-inch globe, &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;carpel: an organ at the centre of a flower, bearing one or more ovules and having its margins fused together or with other carpels to enclose the <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;a part inside the ovary (= organ that produces eggs) of a plant that contains the female sex cell and develops into a seed when that cell is fertilized&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/ovule/" >ovule</a> in an <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;the hollow base of the carpel of a flower, containing one or more ovules&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/ovary/" >ovary</a>, and consisting also of a <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pollen-receptive surface of a carpel, usually sticky. It sits above the ovary on the style.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stigma/" >stigma</a> and usually a style.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/carpels/&quot; &gt;carpels&lt;/a&gt; greenish yellow, tipped pale pi&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/command-performance/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Command Performance&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;. I got it from Don Hollingsworth a long time ago. I hardly got a few seeds after many many crosses. These are two that are about to flower for the first time in a few weeks’ time. First…Read More

  • This one is a selection from &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Herbaceous Hybrids Group. Pod parent: Saunders 16350 F2 (a triple hybrid). Pollen parent unknown. Seidl seedling number H-17. Early-Early Midseason, light milky pink, cupped Semi-double flower on a strong growing plant. Long, broad guard petals surround several rows of smaller inner petals having excellent substance, and &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;stamen: one of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stamens/&quot; &gt;stamens&lt;/a&gt;. Flower resists late freeze damage. Medium tall (40 inches) and erect, the plant is clothed in large blue-green leaflets. Side buds extend flowering. Seeds and pollen, parent of wanted forms. Hollingsworth accession number 1827.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/pink-vanguard/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Pink Vanguard&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; X &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;First bloomed 2006 from seeds collected 2002, first propagated 2007. Parentage; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;&amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Single. Light pinkish lavender, bright, average sized flowers, white pistils with red tops. 22&amp;amp;quot; tall. &amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/lavender/&amp;quot; &amp;gt;Lavender&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039; open pollinated. Has had limited distribution since 2009 to breeders, and a few others, as &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;&amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Single. Light pinkish lavender, bright, average sized flowers, white pistils with red tops. 22&amp;amp;quot; tall. &amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/lavender/&amp;quot; &amp;gt;Lavender&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; Baby&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;. Early bloom season (6 days before &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;&amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;p style=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-align: justify;&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;(officinalis rubra x lactiflora} A sensation at recent peony shows. Perfect double bomb type, rich red collar of big petals, full and sturdy plant, no &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;stamen: one of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stamens/&quot; &gt;stamens&lt;/a&gt;, rather long pale green pistils.&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;p style=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-align: justify;&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;From the Dutch peony testing series in 1998((footnote: Kortmann, J. &amp;amp;amp;quot;Paeonia: pioen.&amp;amp;amp;quot; In: &amp;amp;amp;lt;em&amp;amp;amp;gt;Dendroflora&amp;amp;amp;lt;/em&amp;amp;amp;gt;, 1998, vol 35, pp 58-95.)), own translation:&amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;#039;Red <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &#039;Charm&#039; (Franklin, 1931) Lactiflora Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A lustrous and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &#039;Charm&#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/charm/" >Charm</a>&amp;amp;amp;#039; (Glasscock, USA, 1944) (P. lactiflora x P. officinalis) Flowers dark red, very large, double, centre filled with many deep red petaloids, surrounded by two circles of large petals; leaves rather large, dull green; upperside somewhat irregular; height 100 cm; stems rather sturdy; number of stems mediocre. This American cultivar is remarkable thanks to its magnificent colour and the enormously large flowers, which need support to remain upright, despite the plant having sturdy stems. The mediocre number of stems and the development of so called &amp;amp;amp;#039;necks&amp;amp;amp;#039; on the roots inhibited propagation and distribution at large scale for some time. &amp;amp;amp;#039;Red <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &#039;Charm&#039; (Franklin, 1931) Lactiflora Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A lustrous and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &#039;Charm&#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/charm/" >Charm</a>&amp;amp;amp;#039; is reportedly somewhat susceptible toward botrytis, which was also noted by the review commission. It is a good garden plant, despite some negative characteristics.&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/red-<a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &#039;Charm&#039; (Franklin, 1931) Lactiflora Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A lustrous and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &#039;Charm&#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/charm/" >charm</a>/&amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;gt;Red <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &#039;Charm&#039; (Franklin, 1931) Lactiflora Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A lustrous and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &#039;Charm&#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/charm/" >Charm</a>&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039; in 2012). One flower per stem, flower size 5 inches (13 cm). No fragrance. Flowers are single, colored dark &amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Single. Light pinkish lavender, bright, average sized flowers, white pistils with red tops. 22&amp;amp;quot; tall. &amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/lavender/&amp;quot; &amp;gt;lavender&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, approaching purple tones. &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;carpel: an organ at the centre of a flower, bearing one or more ovules and having its margins fused together or with other carpels to enclose the <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;a part inside the ovary (= organ that produces eggs) of a plant that contains the female sex cell and develops into a seed when that cell is fertilized&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/ovule/" >ovule</a> in an <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;the hollow base of the carpel of a flower, containing one or more ovules&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/ovary/" >ovary</a>, and consisting also of a <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pollen-receptive surface of a carpel, usually sticky. It sits above the ovary on the style.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stigma/" >stigma</a> and usually a style.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/carpels/&quot; &gt;Carpels&lt;/a&gt; are light green, 3 on average, with dark purple &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;<a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pollen-receptive surface of a carpel, usually sticky. It sits above the ovary on the style.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stigma/" >Stigma</a>: the pollen-receptive surface of a carpel or group of fused carpels, usually sticky.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stigmas/&quot; &gt;stigmas&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;filament: the stalk of a stamen&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/filaments/&amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;gt;Filaments&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; are the same color as the petals at the base, fading to near white at the tips. Has pollen and readily makes seeds under open pollination and also when crossed with tetraploids. Foliage with strongly divided narrow leaflets, grey-green color, with a matte finish. Average height at maturity 18 inches (45 cm).&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/&amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Single. Light pinkish lavender, bright, average sized flowers, white pistils with red tops. 22&amp;amp;quot; tall. &amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/lavender/&amp;quot; &amp;gt;lavender&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;-baby/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Single. Light pinkish lavender, bright, average sized flowers, white pistils with red tops. 22&amp;amp;quot; tall. &amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/lavender/&amp;quot; &amp;gt;Lavender&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; Baby&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;. The flower is nothing special, but it has very pretty foliage, consisting of a large number of smaller leaflets that grow slightly one over the other.

  • PVBM003, which is the third, and best, selection of the cross &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Herbaceous Hybrids Group. Pod parent: Saunders 16350 F2 (a triple hybrid). Pollen parent unknown. Seidl seedling number H-17. Early-Early Midseason, light milky pink, cupped Semi-double flower on a strong growing plant. Long, broad guard petals surround several rows of smaller inner petals having excellent substance, and &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;stamen: one of the male organs of a flower, consisting typically of a stalk (filament) and a pollen-bearing portion (anther)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stamens/&quot; &gt;stamens&lt;/a&gt;. Flower resists late freeze damage. Medium tall (40 inches) and erect, the plant is clothed in large blue-green leaflets. Side buds extend flowering. Seeds and pollen, parent of wanted forms. Hollingsworth accession number 1827.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/pink-vanguard/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Pink Vanguard&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; x &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Seedling F-83. Pod parent: &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;&amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Single. Hybrid. Large, well-&lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Leaf tip or base circular, no distinct point.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leaf_morphology_apex_rounded.png&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img class=&amp;quot;size-full wp-image-25365 alignleft&amp;quot; src=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leaf_morphology_apex_rounded.png&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;159&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;159&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/rounded/&quot; &gt;rounded&lt;/a&gt; bright-red cup holds yellow &amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;filament: the stalk of a stamen&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/filaments/&amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;gt;filaments&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt; and white-green &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;carpel: an organ at the centre of a flower, bearing one or more ovules and having its margins fused together or with other carpels to enclose the <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;a part inside the ovary (= organ that produces eggs) of a plant that contains the female sex cell and develops into a seed when that cell is fertilized&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/ovule/" >ovule</a> in an <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;the hollow base of the carpel of a flower, containing one or more ovules&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/ovary/" >ovary</a>, and consisting also of a <a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pollen-receptive surface of a carpel, usually sticky. It sits above the ovary on the style.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/stigma/" >stigma</a> and usually a style.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/carpels/&quot; &gt;carpels&lt;/a&gt; with white stigmata. Tall bush. Longish, large leaflets are a veined medium green. Profusion of fine seeds. First bloomed 2002. Early. Seedling # Cl&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/perihelion/&amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;gt;Perihelion&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;. SINGLE. Floriferous, ultra-vigorous, early-flowering herbaceous hybrid with single, bone-white very large 20 cm (8 inch) flowers held erect atop a mound of leaflets going literally all the way down to the ground; healthy bush of magnificent proportions and stature; height to 90 cm (36 inches) at maturity; large leaflets to match size of flowers; side-buds, pollen, and seeds; gives a general impression of volume combined with purity; excellent garden-plant.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/buoy-master/&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Buoy Master&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;. 10 stems in its third year after division.

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  2. Worked like a &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;
    &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;<a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &#039;Charm&#039; (Franklin, 1931) Lactiflora Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A lustrous and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &#039;Charm&#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/charm/" >Charm</a>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039; (Franklin, 1931) &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; title=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Growing in bushes and grasslands, but also in open woods, at altitudes from lowlands to 2,300 m, but to 3,400 m in Sichuan Province (Kangding), China. In E Asia: China, the Korea Peninsula, E Mongolia, and Russia (the Far East and SE Siberia).&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The most distinct character of Paeonia lactiflora is the cartilaginous thickening along the leaf margins, which are &lt;a class=&quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&quot; title=&quot;&amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Having a toothlike or serrated edge.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leaf_morphology_dentate.png&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img class=&amp;quot;size-full wp-image-25337 alignleft&amp;quot; src=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Leaf_morphology_dentate.png&amp;quot; alt=&amp;quot;&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;204&amp;quot; height=&amp;quot;122&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/dentate/&quot; &gt;dentate&lt;/a&gt;—spinose on these thickenings.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/species/herbaceous/albiflorae/lactiflora/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;More info&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/p-lactiflora/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Lactiflora&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A &amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip&amp;quot; title=&amp;quot;&amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;wpg-tooltip-content&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Herbaceous hybrid. Semi-Double. Lacti x lobata. Intense, luminous, vermilion scarlet bomb. Very large.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/lustrous/&amp;quot; &amp;gt;lustrous&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039;<a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &#039;Charm&#039; (Franklin, 1931) Lactiflora Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A lustrous and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &#039;Charm&#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/charm/" >Charm</a>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;
    &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/<a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &#039;Charm&#039; (Franklin, 1931) Lactiflora Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A lustrous and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &#039;Charm&#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/charm/" >charm</a>/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<a class="wpg-linkify wpg-tooltip" title="&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Very dark red Jap. Good upright grower, vigorous, late, 34 inches. An improvement on Fuyajo. Seedling # JE-3.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: &#039;Charm&#039; (Franklin, 1931) Lactiflora Group, Late mid-season, 38? — A lustrous and satiny, dark red Japanese form bloom with a center of the same red petaloids, etched yellow. Stiff and relatively straight stems angle outward gracefully to form a very large, harmoniously mounded, fountain of blooms. An eight-year-old plant matures to 40 or so stems that emerge from a relatively compact area. Although individual blooms are at their peak for a shorter duration than those of other lactifloras, plenty of side buds help &#039;Charm&#039; maintain its striking presence in the landscape. One of the later Japanese form peonies to bloom.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;" href="https://www.peonysociety.org/registered_peonies/charm/" >charm</a>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; this time. Rooted seeds of nearly all 'difficult' samples and almost all of them looking perfectly…

  3. Updated with some more info I received from Aleksej.

  4. OF never makes good carpals at my house, so the method I used was to use OF as a pollen…

  5. I haven't followed up on it and I don't grow any of them myself. You're right to ask for it…

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