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Alexander Woollcott<\/span><\/h1>\n

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This peony is named for Alexander Woollcott (1887-1943) who was a student at Hamilton College during Saunders’ tenure. He became a rather acerbic theater critic, radio personality, and sometime actor and playwright and the inspiration for the character of Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is one of the most popular “lobata of Perry” red hybrids. It exhibits nice upright growth and good foliage. My plant has gradually dwindled with only 5 blooms in 2020 and a similar number in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cultivar:<\/span><\/td>\nAlexander Woollcott<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year:<\/span><\/td>\n1941<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seedling No:<\/span><\/td>\n10644 G. Pages 22 & 46 of Saunders Notebook I<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parentage:<\/span><\/td>\n7: lactiflora<\/em> ‘Marie Jacquin’ X “lobata of Perry”<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Flower:<\/span><\/td>\nColor<\/span><\/td>\ndeep red<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nForm:<\/span><\/td>\nsemi-double<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBlooms:<\/span><\/td>\nWeek 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nCarpels:<\/span><\/td>\n2-5, cream – light greenish yellow, velvety<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStigmas:<\/span><\/td>\npale pink<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDisc:<\/span><\/td>\npale pink<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStamens:<\/span><\/td>\nfilaments “fine and very short, cream reddish” (Silvia Saunders)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant:<\/span><\/td>\nHabit:<\/span><\/td>\nupright<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFoliage color:<\/span><\/td>\ndeep green, shining<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nFoliage form:<\/span><\/td>\nnarrow with lobed tips<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHeight:<\/span><\/td>\n24″ in 2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Recommendation:<\/span><\/td>\nRecommended especially if you like dark glowing red peonies but does not appear to increase quickly.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Availability:<\/span><\/td>\nMany specialty nurseries<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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