Originator/Registrant: | Bockstoce, W.S. |
Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1942 |
Cultivar Group (Type): | Herbaceous Hybrid Other: Most historic citations give the parentage as P. officinalis x P. lactiflora (or P. albiflora). The APS registry uses the obsolete term P. chinensis for P. lactiflora. |
Season of bloom: | Early (week 2) |
Flower Form: | Full Double |
Flower Color: | Red |
Flower color description: | Fine carmine red |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 42 inches |
Fruit: | Dehiscent |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
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