origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Single Peonies, page 67
MARY P. KING. (Franklin, 1920.) 8.7.
Double type; large; midseason. Rich, even flesh-pink, opening to a broad lily-like center, with a faint yellow suffusion in the depths and a slightly darker pink tint; some petals edged with crimson; mildly fragrant. Medium height and vigor; moderately free-flowering; stiff stems. Excellent foliage.
A variable flower, sometimes extremely ragged in the collar, giving the appearance of a semi-double flower. It is unusually clear in color, having very little of the lavender tint so common in pink peonies.
"A semi-double flower of loose, globular form, clear bright pink, shading lighter at the tips, giving something of the Walter Faxon tints as it grows on the plant."—Little.
MARY P KING (Franklin, 1920) - Double - Pink - Midseason. Medium height. Mild fragrance. Large. Rich, even flesh-pink, opening to a broad lily-like center, with a faint yellow suffusion in the depths and a slightly darker pink tint; some petals edged with crimson. Medium vigor; moderately free-flowering; stiff stems. Excellent foliage. A variable flower, sometimes extremely ragged in the collar, giving the appearance of a semi-double flower. It is unusually clear in color, having very little of the lavender tint so common in pink peonies. "Maiden name of A. B. Franklin's mother." Mabel L. Franklin.
