Skylark
I must confess to not really noticing this plant until 2020 when it really stood out with over 3 dozen blooms held high above the plant. Fabulous again in 2021. It is among the tallest of the Saunders peonies so be sure to locate it behind shorter plants.
| Cultivar: | Skylark |
| Year: | 1942 |
| Seedling No: | 9540. Page 22 of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 7: lactiflora #441 X “lobata of Perry” |
| Flower: | Color: | deep rose pink, white flares on backs of petals |
| Form: | single | |
| Blooms: | Week 5 | |
| Carpels: | 2-4, very light green | |
| Stigmas: | pink | |
| Disc: | light pink | |
| Stamens: | filaments yellow, abundant stamens and pollen | |
| Plant: | Habit: | upright |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | narrow, terminal leaf deeply lobed | |
| Height: | tall; 36″ (reported), 49″ in 2021 | |
| Recommendation: | Highly recommended |
| Availability: | Several specialty nurseries |
