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'Smith Opus 1' peony Description
'Smith Opus 1' peony photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
2 favorite votes.  
Origin:
Bred by Donald Robert Smith (United States, 1994).
Class:
Intersectional Hybrid / Itoh.  
Bloom:
Yellow, pink shading, red flares.  Average diameter 6".  Medium, single bloom form.  
Habit:
Dark foliage.  

Height: 30" to 33" (75 to 85cm).  Width: 47" to 4'7" (120 to 140cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5a and warmer.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 22,192  on  11 Oct 2011   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 12/807,633  on  9 Sep 2010
Inventors: Smith; Donald Robert (Newton, MA)
The new Paeonia plant originated from a cross-pollination in 1994 in West Newton, Mass. of Paeonia lactiflora `Martha W.`, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with Paeonia lutea.times.Paeonia suffruticosa `Golden Era`, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Paeonia plant was discovered in June, 2002 and selected in June, 2003 by the Inventor as a single flowering plant
Notes:
First bloomed 2002, registered 2016. The APS Registration mentions only 'Golden Era' as the pollen parent.
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