Golden Hind
From the description given by David Reath and Silvia Saunders, this appears to be a distinctive Saunders peony. The photo of the bud was taken by me at the Scott Arboretum in 2017. They later donated a plant to the Heartland Peony Society and I was fortunate to win it at their auction. My plant first bloomed in 2021.
William Gratwick who received many of the Saundes plants thought this one was a keeper. It can be confused with ‘Damask ‘but ‘Damask’ has a cream sheath while ‘Golden Hind’ has a lilac or mauve sheath.
‘Golden Hind’ is in the lineage of ‘Helios’ (Daphnis, 1977).
| Cultivar: | Golden Hind |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Seedling No: | 16502 |
| Group: | Golden Hind |
| Flower: | Color: | deep cream yellow, may be edged rosy, dark flares |
| Form: | double, fluffy, about 30-100 petals, frilled (Reath and Saunders0 | |
| Blooms: | Week 5 | |
| Carpels: | many (Reath and Saunders) | |
| Stigmas: | creamy pink (Reath and Saunders) | |
| Sheath: | lilac (Reath and Saunders) | |
| Stamens: | dark red, long, abundant, has pollen (Reath and Saunders) | |
| Plant: | Habit: | wide bush |
| Foliage color: | medium green | |
| Foliage form: | average width; “heavy stems” (Reath and Saunders) | |
| Height: | 31″ on 4 year plant | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended |
| Availability: | Rare |
