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Heirlooms: help ID?

18 years ago

I have 3 varieties of heirloom peonies coming into their third season after transplanting. They came originally from a foundation planting around an old Vermont farmhouse, old enough to have hand-rolled glass in the windows, so I'd guess late 1800s?

There are three colors; white, pink and a crimson/dark magenta. These are the classic, heavy-headed, spicy-fragrant peonies, and I'm delighted to have them.

What varieties are they?

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getyourleash
18 years ago
Just guessing but perhaps they are Festiva Maxima, Sarah Bernhardt, and Karl Rosenfeld....
irish_rose_grower
18 years ago
I don't know what they could be. But how did you get these peonies from VT? I would love to get some peonies that have been growing for so long.

Maureen
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