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'La Fée' peony References
Website/Catalog (1938) Page(s) 9. Peonies La Fee (Early) Early rose pink, very fine. 75¢
Book (1928) Page(s) 62. A List of Sixty Choice Peonies of the More Expensive Varieties Pink Varieties La Fee (Lemoine). 9.2. A scarce variety which is seldom seen in any garden. Plants tall with but few stalks to the plant. Long narrow sharply pointed foliage. Flowers of the very largest, loosely built with long narrow petals sharply notched at the edges. Guards mauve-rose. Collar creamy white. A beautiful mottling of different shades of pink. One of the most striking of all peonies both in the field and in the show room. It is hard to find healthy stock of this variety but starting with two small plants several years ago and being careful of our stock, we have worked up a small stock of very choice plants perfectly clean which we offer this fall.
Book (1917) Page(s) 90. La Fee. Unusual flower of mauve, rose and white, with extremely large petals. Extremely fragrant. One of the tallest peonies grown, easily measuring 4 feet 6 inches or more. Lemoine, 1906. Crown. Pink. Very large. Early. Fragrant. Extremely tall. Often between 4 and 5 feet. Free bloomer. Garden and cutting.
Magazine (Nov 1911) Page(s) 98. LA FÉE. Species — P. albiflora. Originated by Lemoine. Donated by McKissock. Description of bloom — Type of bloom crown. Form of bloom globular, compact. Differentiated. Not entirely transformed; color (total effect) mauve rose 2 (153); guards clear; collar lighter than guards, creamy white; center clear. Fragrance pleasant XXX. Blooming time early. Large size. Description of plant — Habit of plant medium erect, tall, medium compact. Growth strong and healthy. Stem long, medium strong, green. Blooming habit free. Buds borne in clusters, healthy. Foliage medium furnished, very dark green, coarse; veins reddish green. Commercial value — For cut bloom good; landscape value good. Variety as a whole good. Remarks — Foliage is very distinct. Leaflets are curled up.
Website/Catalog (Aug 1910) Page(s) 13. Pivoines herbacées...Variétés nouvelles...La fée (Lem.); tiges hautes, fleurs très grandes, en coupe, rose carné tendre, cœur légèrement saumoné, odeur fine ...2 fr. 50
[not listed in the 1928 catalogue, again in 1929, not in 1930-1931 catalogues, but again in 1935]
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