{"id":1444,"date":"2020-11-14T15:20:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T15:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444"},"modified":"2022-06-14T02:13:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:13:15","slug":"pageant-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444","title":{"rendered":"Pageant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||11px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; content__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pageant<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||127px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pageant-2.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Pageant 2&#8243; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; z_index=&#8221;31&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/010-Pageant.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;010-Pageant&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8216;Pageant&#8217; cannot be easily confused with any other Saunders peony.\u00a0 It blooms very early and the flowers have a very large boss of stamens (Silvia Saunders calls this a &#8220;large heart&#8221;).\u00a0 The guard petals do not cover the stamens and they can easily be spoiled by a late frost or rain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The petal color is a slightly blue-toned pink, causing H. F. du Pont to vanquish it to the cutting garden from the display gardens at Winterthur where he felt its coloration did not match the nearby azaleas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/234-Pageant.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;234-Pageant&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;cultivar_description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_after=&#8221;||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table id=\"cul\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cultivar:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pageant<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Year:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1941<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seedling No:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\">12388.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Parentage:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27B:\u00a0F2 of ((<em>officinalis <\/em>Rosea Plena X 4992 (4992 =<em> lactiflora <\/em>X <em>macrophylla<\/em>))\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"flo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Flower:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Color:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">light pink (blue-toned)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Form:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">single, 8 petals, open flat form<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blooms:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Week 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carpels:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2-3, grey, woolly<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stigmas:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">dark pink<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disc:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">pale pink, if any (Silvia Saunders) white, edged pink, obscure<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stamens:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">filaments light yellow, many stamens<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plant:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Habit:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">upright &#8211; spreading in 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Foliage color:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">dark green, shining<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Foliage form:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">lower leaves entire (not lobed) but notched<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Height:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"flo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">48&#8243; (reported); 34&#8243; in 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"flo\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"cul\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recommendation:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recommended<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Availability:<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"cul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Several specialty nurseries<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pageant-plant.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Pageant plant&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pageant&#8217;Pageant&#8217; cannot be easily confused with any other Saunders peony.\u00a0 It blooms very early and the flowers have a very large boss of stamens (Silvia Saunders calls this a &#8220;large heart&#8221;).\u00a0 The guard petals do not cover the stamens and they can easily be spoiled by a late frost or rain. The petal color is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":56,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pageant - Saunders Peonies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pageant - Saunders Peonies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pageant&#039;Pageant&#039; cannot be easily confused with any other Saunders peony.\u00a0 It blooms very early and the flowers have a very large boss of stamens (Silvia Saunders calls this a &quot;large heart&quot;).\u00a0 The guard petals do not cover the stamens and they can easily be spoiled by a late frost or rain. The petal color is [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Saunders Peonies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-14T02:13:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444\",\"name\":\"Pageant - Saunders Peonies\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-14T15:20:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-14T02:13:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Herbaceous Peonies\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=56\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Pageant\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/\",\"name\":\"Saunders Peonies\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pageant - Saunders Peonies","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pageant - Saunders Peonies","og_description":"Pageant'Pageant' cannot be easily confused with any other Saunders peony.\u00a0 It blooms very early and the flowers have a very large boss of stamens (Silvia Saunders calls this a \"large heart\").\u00a0 The guard petals do not cover the stamens and they can easily be spoiled by a late frost or rain. The petal color is [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444","og_site_name":"Saunders Peonies","article_modified_time":"2022-06-14T02:13:15+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444","url":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444","name":"Pageant - Saunders Peonies","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-11-14T15:20:21+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-14T02:13:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=1444#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Herbaceous Peonies","item":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?page_id=56"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Pageant"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/","name":"Saunders Peonies","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1444"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3914,"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1444\/revisions\/3914"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saunderspeonies.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}