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'Whopper' peony Description
Photo courtesy of BamaPC
Bloom:
Light pink, cream center. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 8". Large, double, bomb, cupped bloom form. Mid.
Habit:
Height: 34" to 39" (85 to 100cm).
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 4,234 on 4 Apr 1978 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 787,715 on 14 Apr 1977 This new peony plant originated as a seedling of Charlies White (P.P. 3,684) X Alice Harding (unpatented) and was discovered by applicant [Roy G. Klehm] at his nursery gardens in Arlington Heights, 111., the said cross having been made in the course of a breeding program carried on at Arlington Heights, 111.,
Notes:
First bloomed 1953, registered 1980. US patent states Roy G. Klehm as breeder and a different parentage. We follow the APS Registration. Whopper
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