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Paeonia 'Laura Dessert'

type: [herbaceous peony] – [species cultivar] - [lactiflora]

origination:

Dessert

Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]:

LAURA DESSERT, (Dessert, 1913.) 8.8.

Anemone type; medium size; early midseason. Guards pale pink in bud, opening cream or pale lemon, becoming white; center a flat, compact tuft of narrow petaloids widest at tips, deep cream in depths, paling outward, giving a light lemon-yellow effect; carpels yellow with light tips and yellowish base; moderately fragrant. Medium height; floriferous; good stems and foliage.

"Similar to Primevere, but better."—Fewkes.

"I prefer Primevere, although Laura Dessert has a sturdier, more upright habit."—Saunders.

"Much better yellow than Primevere."—Christman.

"When the flower first opens it makes you think of lemon water-ice. The best yellow to date (1927)."—Boyd.

I was totally unable to make any definite distinction, which was constant, between Primevere, Laura Dessert, and Golden Dawn. Two exceedingly critical peony judges were utterly confused when presented with good flowers of all three and asked to say which was which.—Stevens.

LAURA DESSERT (Dessert, 1913) - Double (Anemone) Pink to White. Early Midseason. Medium height. Moderate fragrance. Medium size. Guards pale pink in bud, opening cream or pale lemon, becoming white; center a flat, compact tuft of narrow petaloids widest at tips, deep cream in depths, paling outward, giving a light lemon-yellow effect; carpels yellow with light tips and yellowish base. Floriferous; good stems and foliage. M.

'Laura Dessert' (Dessert, 1913),* ,(B,S),1-3/ 80-100,90,mittel,creme-weiß,C1/C2,Stark; aufrecht; Blüten gefüllt, ballförmig.

'Laura Dessert' /Dessert & Méchin/1913

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Kortmann (1998)

'Laura Dessert' (Dessert, Frankrijk, 1913) Bloemen roomwit, zeer lichtroze aan de buitenzijde, crèmegeel in het eentrum, anemoonvorinig, gevuld, geurend, middelvroeg; bladeren lichtgroen; hoogte 100 cm; bloemstengels stevig; vertakking goed tot zeer goed. Van deze pioen worden de buitenste een tot twee rijen van de bloem gevormd door lichtroze tepalen. Binnenin de bloem bevindt zich een kussen van petaleiden, die aan de buitenzijde wit, aan de binnenzijde crèmekleurig en in het uiterste centrum geel zijn gekleurd.'Laura Dessert' is een mooie cultivar met goede kwaliteiten, waarbij vooral de gezondheid opvalt. Tijdens de vier keuringsjaren is aan deze pioen niet eenmaal Botrytis waargenomen.

LAURA DESSERT (VF)(M)(Dessert) In 1914 French horticulturists were excited by Dessert's introduction of the first double peony to show some yellow; guard petals are pale pink in bed, then open to cream to pale lemon, becoming white; the anemone center shows a definite yellow cast before coming creamy white

LAURA DESSERT:A very attractive white with a glowing soft yellow center. Strong rose fragrance. Dark green foliage and strong growth. 36" stems. Early midseason. Very popular.

Darwinplants:

Laura Dessert: Fully double, fairly fragrant cream-white flowers with yellow stamens.

LAURA DESSERT (Dessert, 1913). Bonne variété florifère, forme d'anémone. Pétales extérieurs crème légèrement saumoné, tournant au blanc avec l'âge, tandis que le centre est constitué de pétaloïdes jaunes très fournis donnant juste un reflet jaune aux pétales. Appelée autrefois Pivoine jaune. Parfumée. Précoce. H. 0,85 m

ClaireAustin:

Laura Dessert White guard petals surround a cream centre of slim, fringed petals. As it ages this scented flower becomes totally white.

Laura Dessert (Dessert 1913), creamy-white guard petals with bright canary yellow centre. Snow-white with primrose base to petals when mature. Large full double. Medium height. The yellowest double paeony when young. fr.ff.em. *

Laura Dessert, [ P. sinensis c) Gefüllt und halbgefüllt blühende Pracht-Pfingstrosen 1. Grundton weiß] Sch. blendendweiß, F. tief gelb, fr.

Laura Dessert, [Paeonia sinensis Gefüllt blühende Sorten] nelkenrosa mit lila Schimmer

'Laura Dessert' (Dessert et Mechin ) : flr. simple blanche, pompon d'étamines pétaloïdes jaune crème, parfumé 90cm, mi-saison.

Laura Dessert Season Early Mid-season Type Double Color White Size Medium height Details (Dessert 1913)
An anemone or double. Guards pale pink in bud, opening cream or pale lemon, becoming white; center a flat, compact tuft of narrow petaloids. Very fragrant. No Staking required.

Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk: index plantarum 2007, available under [link]: listed




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