Sanctus
Open, rather flat flowers are held just above the foliage. This peony is planted in a large bed containing several dozen Saunders peonies and I haven’t yet given it the attention it deserves! It may well turn out to be one of his best whites.
| Cultivar: | Sanctus |
| Year: | 1955 |
| Seedling No: | 16982. Page 141 of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 5C: F3 of (lactiflora X officinalis single crimson) |
| Flower: | Color: | pale pink in bud, opens blush, fades to white |
| Form: | single, 8 petals, notched edges | |
| Blooms: | Week 4 | |
| Carpels: | 2-5, greenish yellow, woolly | |
| Stigmas: | bright dark red | |
| Disc: | white or palest pink (Silvia Saunders’ notes) | |
| Stamens: | filaments red at base, shading to yellow; abundant | |
| Plant: | Habit: | rounded bush |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | narrow leaves, not lobed | |
| Height: | 27″ in 2022 | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended] |
| Availability: | Few specialty nurseries |
