Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: E. Leroy Pehrson
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1978
Cultivar Group (Type): Herbaceous Hybrid
Season of bloom: Midseason (week 4)
Flower Form: Bomb
Full Double
Flower Color: Pink
Flower color description: Light red or very deep pink. Fades to a pale pink but the deep pink is retained in the heart of the bloom until petals drop. Ball form.
Flower size: 4-5 inches

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 24 inches (60 cm)
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Unknown lactiflora x Little Dorritt

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Common names
  • Garden Peony
  • Peony
Also sold as:
  • Mary Joe LeGare
  • Mary Jo

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Courtesy Peony Paradise used with permission
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Courtesy Peony Paradise used with permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2007-02-17
Courtesy Peony Paradise
  • Uploaded by vic

Date: 4000-03-12
Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms
Uploaded by magnolialover

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