type: [herbaceous peony] [species cultivar] [lactiflora]
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Japanese Peonies, page 56. *Altar Candles. (Pleas.) 8.0 (Sym. 1925). Pink. |
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Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies], page 79 ALTAR CANDLES. (Pleas, 1908.) 8.0. Japanese type; small; midseason. Cupped, flesh-pink guards surrounding a center of narrow, wax-white petaloids, tipped with red, and greenish carpels with ruddy tips; not fragrant. Medium height; blooms freely; stems and foliage good. Pretty flowers borne in clusters of charming color effect, but they lack size and distinction. "Think this is rated much too high."Fewkes. |
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ALTAR CANDLES (Pleas, 1908) - Japanese - Pink - Midseason. Medium height. No fragrance. Small. Cupped, flesh-pink guards surrounding a center of narrow, wax-white petaloids, tipped with red, and greenish carpels with ruddy tips; blooms freely; stems and foliage good. |
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Carsten Burkhardt's Web Project Paeonia - The Peony Database |
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