'Constance Spry' Peony

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'Constance Spry' peony Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (United States, 1934).
Introduced in United States by A.P. Saunders in 1941 as 'Constance Spry'.

Class:

Hybrid / Species crosses.

Bloom:

Red, ages to rose-pink . Semi-double bloom form. Early.

Habit:

Height: up to 33" (up to 85cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2a and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Marie Jacquin × Lobata of Perry

Notes:

Saunders' cross 10644 I.
Constance Fletcher (December 5, 1886 Derby - January 3, 1960 Wikfield, Berks.), English educator, florist and author, married Henry Ernest Spry in 1926.