Meet the Peonies

Loveliness

Details

Floral form
Double
Season
Very late
Cultivar
Lactiflora
Year introduced
1907
Year acquired
1924
Breeder
Hollis
Country of origin
United States
Location
Bed 14
Row
2
Column
E
Bed 14
Row
2
Column
F

History

1916-Farr:34 Large, compact, flat, rose type. Uniform hydrangea-pink, 1(132), changing to lilac-white. Fragrance X. Medium tall. Midseason. A very beautiful variety; one of Hollis’ best. First-class Certificate, Massachusetts Horticultural Society. $5.

1918-B006-I:13 1920-B010:29 An exquisite shade of pink, a finely modelled flower. Received a First Class Certificate (Massachusetts Horticultural Society) in 1906. $15.00. (Catalogue of 1907.) Cornell Bulletin 306, p. 148. Symposium 1919; eight votes; three 10’s, two 9’s, one 8, two 7’s. Average 8.8. “Many of the Hollis varieties surprised me this year by their beauty. Loveliness surpassed anything I had, even Le Cygne (from nine plants) could not take away her honors. Among the Hollis varieties I should place Loveliness first. It was rightly named.” (Mrs. Wm. Crawford, 1919.) “Loveliness is a very beautiful variety. Flower large but compact and of rose type. The color is a beautiful blush pink. It is very fragrant. I believe it is about the best that Hollis produced.” (James Boyd.) Sold by: 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 16, 22, 35, 39. 40, 41, 42, 44, 49. Grown by: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 37, 38, 43, 46, 47, 50.

1921-B014:14 Symposium II rating: 8.8

1923-SPN:347

1928-B:40 Double. 8.8 (Sym. 1921). Pink.

1928-B-d:114 Double type; large; very late. Pale flesh-pink, darkest about midway to the center, which is flesh-white with a few red markings; mildly fragrant. Medium tall; floriferous; strong stems. Attractive foliage. Valued not only because of the high quality of its bloom and excellent habit, but also because of its late blooming season. “Never very satisfactory with me.”—Saunders.

1976-K:055 (Hollis, 1907) – Double – Pink – Very Late. Medium tall. Mild fragrance. Large. Pale flesh-pink, darkest about midway to the center, which is flesh-white with a few red markings. Floriferous; strong stems. Attractive foliage. Valued not only because of the high quality of its bloom and excellent habit, but also because of its late blooming season. Midseason.