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Paeonia 'La Fée'
type: [herbaceous peony] [species cultivar] - [lactiflora]
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]: LA FEE. la-fay'. (Lemoine, 1906.) 9.2. Double type; very large; early midseason. Light old-rose-pink, with a narrow collar of creamy pink of delicate transparent texture; strong rose-like fragrance. Tall; free-flowering; wiry stems. Excellent foliage. A compact, globular flower at first, with incurved, overlapping petals like Le Cygne, developing a plumy crown later. It would be better if the stems were stronger. "Rather slow in becoming established."Thurlow. |
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LA FEE (Lemoine, 1906) - Double - Pink - Early Midseason. Tall. Strong rose-like fragrance. Very large. Light old-rose pink, with a narrow collar of creamy pink of delicate transparent texture; strong rose-like fragrance. Free-flowering; wiry stems. Excellent foliage. A compact globular flower at first, with incurved overlapping petals like Le Cygne, developing a plumy crown later. It would be better if the stems were stronger. M. |
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Rivière (1995): |
'La Fée' /Lemoine/1906 |
Brian Porter (2004): |
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Carsten Burkhardt's Web Project Paeonia - The Peony Database |
TTTT06 TTTT07 TTTT08 |
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