Spring Carnival
‘Spring Carnival’ is one of my older Saunders peonies. It has a unique blend of colors, making it easy to distinguish from other cultivars. Like many, the flowers tend to be down in the foliage.
| Cultivar: | Spring Carnival |
| Year: | 1944 |
| Seedling No: | 14964 |
| Group: | Tea Rose |
| Flower: | Color: | yellow blend, red edges, dark flares |
| Form: | semidouble | |
| Blooms: | Week 5 | |
| Carpels: | 4-6, green | |
| Stigmas: | light yellow | |
| Sheath: | pink | |
| Stamens: | red filaments | |
| Plant: | Habit: | wide bush |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | average width | |
| Height: | 32″ on 10 year plant | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended |
| Availability: | Several specialty nurseries |