Garden Peace
Formerly called Peace. Waxy petals bear some resemblance to those of southern magnolia. According to Silvia Saunders’ notes there is some possibility the plant she distributed was a seedling of the original. Either way, it is a distinctive plant and one of the few with side buds to contribute a long season of bloom. Silvia also described it as “polleny” and you can see pollen staining the petals in the photo. A mature specimen can be the size of a shrub, so allow it some room.
| Cultivar: | Garden Peace |
| Year: | 1941 |
| Seedling No: | 5458. Page 86 of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 4C: lactiflora X ‘Chalice’. ‘Chalice = (lactiflora X macrophylla) |
| Flower: | Color: | white, waxy |
| Form: | single, very large flat flower with fringed edges, side buds | |
| Blooms: | Week 4 | |
| Carpels: | 3, reddish, woolly | |
| Stigmas: | dark red | |
| Disc: | red | |
| Stamens: | filaments red at base shading to yellow | |
| Plant: | Habit: | upright spreading wider than tall |
| Foliage color: | dark green, red stems | |
| Foliage form: | large leaves, smooth edges | |
| Height: | 40″ in 2022 | |
| Recommendation: | Highly recommended |
| Availability: | Several specialty nurseries |
