'Lydia Foote' Peony

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'Lydia Foote' peony Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Ophrys26

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Sir Peter Smithers (Switzerland, before 1978).
Introduced in France by Pivoines Rivière in 1992 as 'Lydia Foote'.

Class:

Hybrid rockii, Tree peony.

Bloom:

White, red flares. Average diameter 8.5". Large, semi-double to double bloom form. Midseason.

Habit:

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Notes:

Pollen parent was a Japanese double white suffruticosa. First bloomed 1978, registered 1992.