'#17-59' Peony

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'#17-59' peony Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jill Stevens

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

Origin:

Discovered by Myron D. Bigger (United States, 1959).
Introduced in United States by Bigger Peony Farm in 1966 as 'Trafford W. Bigger'.

Class:

Hybrid lactiflora.

Bloom:

Dark red, brown shading. Staminoids tipped yellow. Single, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form.

Habit:

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2a and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Notes:

Registered 1966. Named for the brother of the Breeder.