Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Bigger
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1945
Cultivar Group (Type): Lactiflora
Season of bloom: Midseason (week 4)
Late Midseason (week 5)
Flower Form: Full Double
Flower Color: Pink
Flower color description: Medium pink to pale pink, verging on white. Each bloom is uniform in color.
Flower size: large
Needs support: Yes

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: approx. 36 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Parentage: Festiva Maxima x unknown

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Common names
  • Peony

Photo Gallery
Location: W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-06-12
I left part of my supporting hand in this shot of some of the pal
Location: W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-06-12
I cloned out my supporting hand for this shot of a typical bloom
Location: W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-06-12
Nominally a pink variety, Anne Bigger appears to produce some blo
Location: W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-06-12
This clearly illustrates that blooms need support, despite claims

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