Vesuvian
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‘Vesuvian’ has the most double flowers among the Saunders woody peonies but they tend to be buried in the foliage. The flower color, a dark red but not tending “black”, is pleasing to me.
Cultivar: | Vesuvian |
Year: | 1948 |
Seedling No: | 16509 |
Group: | Black Pirate |
Flower: | Color: | dark maroon |
Form: | full double | |
Blooms: | Week 4 | |
Carpels: | 5, yellow green | |
Stigmas: | bright pink | |
Sheath: | dark | |
Stamens: | filaments dark red, stamens sparse | |
Plant: | Habit: | rounded bush |
Foliage color: | medium green, petioles tinged red | |
Foliage form: | slightly more narrow | |
Height: | 46″ on 8 year plant | |
Recommendation: | Recommended |
Availability: | Several nurseries specializing in woody peonies |
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