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Garden Peony |
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Peony |
Originator/Registrant: | John Harrell |
Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1985 |
Cultivar Group (Type): | Lactiflora |
Season of bloom: | Midseason (week 4) |
Flower Form: | Single |
Flower Color: | Red |
Flower color description: | Bright violet-red with multiple buds. |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
Plant Height: | 30 inches (76 cm) |
Fruit: | Dehiscent |
Flowers: | Showy |
Posted by frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Apr 2, 2018 6:26 PM Paeonia 'Rivida' (John Harrell, 1985) is a single lactiflora cultivar of unknown parentage: Violet-red, single, lightly fragrant, midseason, 30" tall, looks pink, first bloomed in 1950s, red seed pods good for dried arrangements. One of the most interesting points of this cultivar is that it is named after two grandmothers, Riva and Ida. Registered by Steve Varner, Monticello, Illinois,1985. This is the only peony listed in APS for Harrell. [ Reply to this comment | |
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