'Dawn Glow' Peony

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'Dawn Glow' peony Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Caprice Farm Nursery

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Silver Dawn F3

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Silvia Saunders (United States, before 1986).
Introduced in United States by Hollingsworth Nursery in 1986 as 'Dawn Glow'.

Class:

Hybrid / Species crosses.

Bloom:

Cream, lavender highlights. Strong fragrance. Single bloom form. Early.

Growing:

USDA zone 2a and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Silver Dawn F2 × Self

Notes:

Hollingsworth Nursery says this peony has big ivory petals with lavender highlights. Young foliage emits a clove-like fragrance in spring sun. Distributed by Silvia Saunders (and successor growers) along with other unnamed third generation descendants under the group identity Silver Dawn F3. 'Dawn Glow' figures in the parentage of numerous seeds and plants distributed by Chris Laning.