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Peony |
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Garden Peony |
| Jean Erickson |
| Originator/Registrant: | Mrs. Jean Ericksen |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1999 |
| Cultivar Group (Type): | Lactiflora |
| Season of bloom: | Midseason (week 4) |
| Flower Form: | Japanese |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower color description: | Deep red, has a center the same shade as the outer petals when first opens. As flower ages the staminodes become silver tipped. |
| 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: | 38 inches (97 cm) |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Jul 24, 2015 7:05 AM Originally registered as 'Jean Erickson', A.P.S. Bulletin 313, the name was corrected to 'Jean Ericksen', A.P.S. Bulletin 314, after the hybridizer Mrs. Jean Ericksen. [ Reply to this comment | |
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