Blushing Princess
This peony is reported to be fragrant, perhaps due to its lactiflora parent. It is also one of the fuller flowers among the Saunders peonies, a form preferred by many gardeners.
My original plant obtained under the name ‘Blushing Princess’ is not correct so I ordered a second plant for fall 2021. The photo on the right shows the first flower in my garden on my new plant in 2022. Finally, I have the correct plant!
| Cultivar: | Blushing Princess |
| Year: | 1991 (Saunders/ Reath/Rogers-Caprice Farms) |
| Seedling No: | 16350. Page 2a of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 26: lactiflora (pink Japanese form) X ‘Gwenda’; ‘Gwenda’ (14079) is an F2 of (tenuifolia X mlokosewitschii) |
| Flower: | Color: | blush pink |
| Form: | semi-double | |
| Blooms: | ||
| Carpels: | 2-3, yellowish | |
| Stigmas: | red | |
| Disc: | white, obscure | |
| Stamens: | filaments yellow | |
| Plant: | Habit: | [HABIT] |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | ||
| Height: | 32″ reported | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended |
| Availability: | Several specialty nurseries |
