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Paeonia 'Betty Blossom'

type: [herbaceous peony] – [species cultivar] – [lactiflora]

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Double Peonies, page 26.

*Betty Blossom. (Thurlow, 1925.) 8.9† White. († Tentative rating by jury.)

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]

BETTY BLOSSOM. (Thurlow, 1925.) 8.9 (9 votes).*

Double type; large; late midseason. A globular flower with white guard petals, faintly tinted yellow and sometimes flecked on the back, and a high crown center of clear white; the distinct collar of narrow petals, heavily edged with gold, and a tuft of narrow stami-nodes of clear yellow at the extreme center produce a distinct and charming yellow-and-white effect.

This is from the introducer's description.

BETTY BLOSSOM (Thurlow, 1925) - Double - White - Late Midseason. Rather dwarf. Large glooular flower with white guard petals, faintly tinted yellow and sometimes flecked on the back, and a high crown center of clear white; the distince collar of narrow petals, heavily edged with gold, and a tuft of narrow staminodes of clear yellow at the extreme center produce a distinct and charming yellow and white effect. General effect soft yellow. M.






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