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Paeonia 'Flashlight'

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

origination:

Hollis

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

FLASHLIGHT. (Hollis, 1906.) 8.2.

Japanese type; medium size; midseason. Cupped guard-petals dark rosy red, with a prominent tuft of pinkish staminodes tipped bright yellow, giving a slightly terra-cotta effect to the center of the bloom; little or no fragrance. Medium height; medium growth; free-blooming. Medium heavy foliage.

"With us a rather spreading habit of growth which detracts from its effectiveness."—Thurlow.

FLASHLIGHT (Hollis, 1906) - Jap. - Red - Midseason. Medium height. Little or no fragrance. Medium size. Cupped guard petals dark rosy red, with a prominent tuft of pinkish staminodes tipped bright yellow giving a slightly terracotta effect to the center of the bloom. Medium growth; free blooming; medium heavy foliage. M.






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