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Peony |
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Garden Peony |
| Originator/Registrant: | Harold Wolfe by Don Hollingsworth |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1998 |
| Cultivar Group (Type): | Lactiflora |
| Season of bloom: | Midseason (week 4) Late Midseason (week 5) Late (week 6) |
| Flower Form: | Anemone |
| Flower Color: | Purple |
| Flower color description: | Flower opens self color throughout-cyclamen purple. In sunlight, the petaloids color pales while large carpels become entirely purple. Ball form, no stamens, no pollen. |
| Flower size: | Large |
| Needs support: | No |
| 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: | 34 to 40 inches |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
| Posted by frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Mar 26, 2018 8:07 AM Peony 'Belleville' (1970) originator was Harold Wolfe, Belleville, Illinois. Registered with APS by Don Hollingsworth in 1998. A 3 foot lactiflora cultivar with anemone type pink flowers. No stamens, purple carpels. Emerging shoots are dark purple, mature foliage is dark green. Wolfe did not register any of his peonies with the APS. However, Hollingworth registered 'Belleville' and Bigger registered 'Apache' and 'May Apple'. Belleville, Illinois (home of Sunstrand Machine Tool) is a small town just east of Rockford. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| Don Hollingsworth, peony hybridizer extraordinaire by frankrichards16 | Dec 29, 2018 6:50 AM | 23 |
| Looking forward to 2018 by frankrichards16 | Nov 7, 2017 4:07 PM | 43 |
| G.H. Wild peonies delivered, 2017 by frankrichards16 | Oct 24, 2017 4:04 PM | 6 |
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