Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
| Originator/Registrant: |
William H. Krekler |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: |
1978 |
| Cultivar Group (Type): |
Herbaceous Hybrid
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| Season of bloom: |
Early (week 2)
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| Flower Form: |
Semi-Double
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
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General Plant Information (Edit)
| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
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| Plant Height: |
2-3' |
| Leaves: |
Unusual foliage color
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| Fruit: |
Dehiscent
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
Crowns
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| Parentage: |
Krekler Seedling # K 759 |
Posted by
frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Mar 18, 2018 8:27 AM concerning plant:
Hybrid Peony 'Abalone Pearl' (Krekler 1978). Early flesh single or semi-double, cupped flowers 5-6 inches wide that are coral-pink with a pearl tint. Golden-yellow stamens. Slightly fragrant. William H. Krekler (1900-2002) from Somerville, Ohio (population ~300, located about 50 miles north of Cincinnati). A hybridizer who registered more than 400 cultivars from his breeding program, most of which were released in the 1960s and 70s. In 1977, he sold his peony breeding farm to Charles Klehm and Son Nursery. Also, at that time, a number of seedlings were purchased by other breeders.
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