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Constance Spry<\/span><\/h1>\n

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I look forward to this peony’s blooms each year but Silvia Saunders considered it “less good” than ‘Cytherea’. \u00a0Certainly ‘Cytherea’ is easier to obtain.<\/span><\/p>\n

This peony is named after Constance Spry (1886-1960), who in her mid-40’s left a career in education to become one of the most famous floral designers in Britain.\u00a0 She designed the flowers for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation. David Austin also named a pink rose after her.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cultivar:<\/span><\/td>\nConstance Spry<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year:<\/span><\/td>\n1941<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seedling No:<\/span><\/td>\n10644-1. Pages 22 & 46 of Saunders’ Notebook I<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parentage:<\/span><\/td>\n7:\u00a0lactiflora<\/em> ‘Marie Jacquin’ X “lobata of Perry”<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Flower:<\/span><\/td>\nColor:<\/span><\/td>\nbright cherry rose<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nForm:<\/span><\/td>\nsemi-double, 4-6 rows of petals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBlooms:<\/span><\/td>\nWeek 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCarpels:<\/span><\/td>\n2-5, green<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStigmas:<\/span><\/td>\ndark pink<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDisc:<\/span><\/td>\nwhite<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStamens:<\/span><\/td>\nfilaments cream, short<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant:<\/span><\/td>\nHabit:<\/span><\/td>\nupright bush<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFoliage color:<\/span><\/td>\nslightly grey green<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFoliage form:<\/span><\/td>\nnarrow leaves, terminal may be notched<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHeight:<\/span><\/td>\n37″ in 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Recommendation:<\/span><\/td>\nHighly recommended if you can find it<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Availability:<\/span><\/td>\nFew specialty nurseries<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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