Hollingsworth Peonies web site (Skidmore, Missouri) (2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Many Happy Returns
Description
Japanese, bomb double on mature plants opens in a rich, warm red. Buds are ovoid and of medium green color. Excellent plant habit, floriferous, dependable bloom, vigorous grower on a compact, medium height bush. Strong, erect stems that are self-supporting, carry flowers close to the attractive medium green foliage. Leaflets are lightly waved. For the landscape, foliage appearance benefits from shade in our Midwest summer heat. Long lasting cut stems store well and will hold for weeks in refrigerated storage.
Awards, Best Use & Distinctions 
Best Landscaper^®; Best Cut^®; Our Own Peonies; APS Gold Medal, 2007; APS Award of Landscape Merit 2009; general garden and landscape use; perennial border; cut flower garden; deer resistant; excellent cutter in commercial use.

Hollingsworth Peonies web site (Skidmore, Missouri) (2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Lumiere
Description
The double flower, semi-double on young specimens, opens rose-pink. The bright pigments are clean throughout, eventually paler in the sun imparting frosted edges on mature petals. Broad outer guards surround layers of petal segments that grade successively smaller toward the center of remnant stamens and pale green carpels tipped with pink stigmas. These stamens and gynoecium are entirely obscured in fully formed double flowers. The softly fragrant flower is of good substance and a pleasing, well-tailored form. Flower buds are cone-shaped with overlapping petals giving a scaled appearance as they develop toward an opened flower. The bush is vigorous and of good increase, growing a large clump within a few years of planting. It is a dependable bloomer with ample color on a substantial, medium height bush. One flower with an occasional side bud is borne on a long stem and presented relatively high above the foliage. The leaves are quite large, especially the bottom leaves may grow up to 6 inches long and 2¾ inches wide. The young foliage is of a washed burgundy shade that appears to be varnished in a bronze color gloss. This early color is quite durable and remains until the buds reach the halfway point toward the opened flower. The fully mature foliage is semi-glossy, deep green and remains healthy for most of the growing season. The long stems are erect and self-supporting. The bush keeps its form quite well against inclement weather events and staking is not needed under normal growing conditions. This early midseason flowering peony furnishes fine stems for the vase at a time of the year most doubles are not yet flowering. It is a fabulous choice for the cut flower garden and the mixed flower border.
Awards, Best Use & Distinctions
Best Landscaper^®; Our Own Peonies; fragrant; general garden and landscape use; perennial border; deer resistant.

Hollingsworth Peonies web site (Skidmore, Missouri) (2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Kristin Joy
Description
Single flower form; large, brilliant bright red petals with excellent substance. Good habit, vigorous, reliable bloomer. Tall stems clad in dark green foliage. Named for Peter Laning’s daughter. Fertile, pollen and seeds.
Awards, Best Use & Distinctions
General garden and landscape use; perennial border; deer resistant.

Hollingsworth Peonies web site (Skidmore, Missouri) (2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
KimSue
Description
The semi-double flower opens cream with mauve flares emanating from the base of the petals. The color is more pronounced in cool spring weather and soon fades to nearly white in the sun. The large flower consists of layered rows of guard petals, smaller inner petal segments are absent. The broad petals are slightly cupped and of nearly waxy substance, surround a dense cluster of yellow stamens. The carpals are pale green and tipped with dark red stigmas. The fluffy flower is of an overt, formal form and noteworthy substance. The bush has an excellent plant habit, it is vigorous and quick to increase. It is a dependable bloomer with ample color on a large clump within a few years of planting. The flowers are presented near the foliage imparting a neat and trim appearance. The self-supporting, stiff stems carry the flowers upright and the bush holds its shape well against inclement weather events. The bush is well covered in glossy, deep green foliage which holds its condition well into summer and seems to express a moderate resistance to peony mildew here in NW Missouri. This early flowering peony is well adapted to inclusion in a viewed landscape and an excellent choice for the perennial border.
Awards, Best Use & Distinctions
Best Landscaper^®; Our Own Peonies; rare variety; general garden and landscape use; perennial border; deer resistant.

Hollingsworth Peonies web site (Skidmore, Missouri) (2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Pretty Fancy
Description
The fragrant, double flower opens medium pink. The pigment is most saturated in the depths of the flower and lightens outward to the tips of the petals. The medium size flower is well-furnished with segments. Broad guard petals surround layers of segments that grade narrower toward center obscuring a remnant cluster of pollen baring stamens and a set of light green carpels. The nicely tailored flower is of dome shape and of notable substance, especially so for an early flowering double. The bush has a good plant habit, it is vigorous and of good increase, growing a sizable clump within a few years of planting. The dependable bloomer produces ample color on a compact, semi-dwarf bush. One flower with several side buds per stem prolongs the bloom season. The strong, short stem carries the flower near the foliage imparting a harmonious balance between flower and bush size. The stems are self-supporting and the bush holds its form well against bad weather events. The leaves are glossy, deep green and quite large, almost oval. The foliage holds up well through the summer, lasting nearly the entire growing season. Altogether an adorable peony and a fabulous specimen for a front row spot in the sunny border.
Awards, Best Use & Distinctions
Best Landscaper^®; fragrant; general garden and landscape use; perennial border; deer resistant.

Hollingsworth Peonies web site (Skidmore, Missouri) (2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Patricia Jean
Description
The fragrant, full double flower opens yellow-caramel shades. Warm, yellow pigments dominate toward the center while outer petals exhibit a distinct, pink cast on top of the yellow base color. The large flower displays a rich, complex range of shades. The pigments remain bright as the flower matures, especially if opened in a vase. Broad, rounded guards surround many layers of ruffled inner segments, imparting a downy quality. If present, in the middle of the flower, are fertile pale green carpels that are covered with white trichomes and are tipped with pink stigmas. Some pollen-bearing stamen, loosely clustered toward the center are well concealed within the flower. Generously furnished with petals, the heavy flower has a high silhouette, globular bloom and is of nicely tailored form. One bud and an occasional side bud are born on long stems. It is a dependable bloomer with ample color on a substantial, tall bush. The glossy, deep green foliage remains healthy for most of the growing season. Strong, long stems arch with rain in the opened flower and benefits from appropriate support. This variety makes a magnificent display in the cut flower garden and provides excellent stems for the vase. Cut stems demonstrate good vase life and hold well in cold storage during which the flower color deepens. This variety is adapted to many uses and offers utility for commercial applications.
Awards, Best Use & Distinctions
Best Fragrant^®; Best Cut^®; APS Seedling Certificate of Merit, 2012; fragrant; rare variety; general garden and landscape use; perennial border; cut flower garden; deer resistant.

Hollingsworth Peonies web site (Skidmore, Missouri) (2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
New Dimension
Description
Single, large flower opens in warm shades of peach, nearly semi-double on well grown plants. The base color of the outer petals is pastel yellow, overlaid by broad, dominating flares of warm, peachy pink shades. The peach pigments are most prevalent on the outer petals while yellow pigments dominate the inner petals. It is a very unique display of colors. Several layers of large petals surround a large cluster of yellow stamens, centered by prominent light green carpels and rose red stigmas. Good plant habit, vigorous, fast to increase, prolific; grows a substantial, medium height bush. Durable, deep green foliage remains healthy for most of the growing season. Free standing, strong stems carry the flowers above the canopy, no support needed. It is an eye-catching peony in the perennial border and a great choice for the living garden.
Awards, Best Use & Distinctions 
BeeLoved^®; APS Seedling Certificate of Merit 2014; unique color; general garden and landscape use; hybridizing; attracts pollinators and honey bees; deer resistant.

Hollingsworth Peonies web site (Skidmore, Missouri) (2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Kayleigh Ann
Description
The flower is double on well grown mature plants, semi-double or even single on immature specimens. The flower opens in an intricate color, ranging from shell pink to peach shades on the outer petals to butter yellow shades on the inner segments. The pigments are more pronounced in cool spring weather and remain bright as the flower matures. The segments are of a quite heavy and of nearly waxy substance. Broad outer petals surround rows of segments that grade narrower toward the center of stamens. These pollen bearing stamens are obscured in fully formed double flowers. Flowers are extra-large when grown in protected areas or cut in bud and opened indoors. It is a dependable variety with a satisfying plant habit. Free flowering, the blooms open staggered over time, lasting a two-week period in our Midwestern climate. The increase of this vigorous plant is noteworthy and well above average, growing a substantial clump within three to four years of planting here in NW Missouri. One large flower is born close enough to the foliage for a pleasing presentation. The medium height stems arch with the double flower but lends well for concealed support mechanics. The mid-green foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season, eventually turning golden yellow in the fall. Fully grown specimens make for a stunning focal point in the perennial border. The stems are just long enough for cutting furnishing stems with a unique color for the vase. It is a great choice for the cut flower garden and offers some utility to commercial cut flower growers looking for an unusual color on stems that store well in a cooler.
Awards, Best Use & Distinctions
Best Cut^®; unique color; general garden and landscape use; perennial border, cut flower garden; deer resistant.

Edw. J. Gardner Nursery, Horicon, Wisconsin (1951)  Page(s) [4].  
 
Gardner Seedling List
We have been working on the development of Peonies since 1925 and have produced quite a number of varieties that find favor with visitors to our peony show—so much so that the bulk of our orders for peony plants are for plants of our own origination. All seedlings listed have been tested and proven for years before being offered for sale.
No. 22.—Gordon Kavolsky—Soft pink large loose bloms on plant of dwarfish growth. Fine for landscape purposes....$4.00

Edw. J. Gardner Nursery, Horicon, Wisconsin (1951)  Page(s) [4].  
 
Gardner Seedling List
We have been working on the development of Peonies since 1925 and have produced quite a number of varieties that find favor with visitors to our peony show—so much so that the bulk of our orders for peony plants are for plants of our own origination. All seedlings listed have been tested and proven for years before being offered for sale.
No. 36.—Larry Gardner—Tall growing variety of large white blooms. Excellent for cut flowers....$4.00