'Chocolate Soldier' Peony

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'Chocolate Soldier' peony Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Edward Auten, Jr. (United States, 1939).

Class:

Hybrid / Species crosses.

Bloom:

Dark red, yellow center. Blooms on the same plant can vary in doubleness and markings. Average diameter 6.5". Medium to large, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Early-to-mid.

Habit:

Height: 28" to 37" (70 to 95cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2a and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Paeonia lactiflora Pallas × Paeonia officinalis Retz.

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