origination:
PINK DERBY (Bigger 1966) (32-61) Radiant red x ? Dark pink bomb, guard petals same color. Base of bomb, lighter shade. Height 24". Bulletin #181 June 1966.
PINK DERBY (F)(M)(Bigger) Immense bright dark pink double bomb sitting on wide pink guard petals; some of the central petals are contrasting light pink, cream or white; very showy in the garden or as a cut flower; plant height 36 inches; limited
Pink Derby (Bigger, 1966) Pink, bomb-type double, fragrant, midseason, 36" tall, lactiflora cultivar. Center petals mixed light pink and cream, contrast with the bright pink of the outer petals.
Elizabeth Babb on webshots 2005:
Elizabeth Babb on webshots 2003:
Robert Johnson on y!groups #9169
Pink
Derby.
Another pretty unique flower that a lot of people
really like. A
multi-colored pink bomb, it's already been on
many "favorite peony" lists,
and once you grow it you
will see why. Although a lacti, it is also a
rather slow stem
increaser here at my location, but has a wonderful shorter
compact
plant habit, and is good in a more prominent location. Perhaps
a
candidate for the Gold Medal ??
Robert Johnson on y!groups #5468
Re: [peony] Favorites for 2001
Gang,
As you may know, I grow mostly herbacious hybrids, so my
"favorites" do not include many of the lactis. They, for
some strange reason, do not seem
to do as well in my sand and
frosts and desert climate.
The following were my favorites this
year:
'Raspberry Charm' by S. Wissing.
This is still
perhaps my top favorite. The flowers this year were almost double,
although I primarily like the semi-doubles that this plant can
throw. It is notable for blooming quite a bit ahead of other
full-flowered peonies, lasts forever as a cut flower, has stems
like a tree, and is long lasting on the bush as well. Always
performs well for me, which is not the case for me with all my
other peonies. It is the earliest of the peonies I grow that I
really look forward to. Worth searching out. (Klehm,
A+D?)
'Etched Salmon' by Lyman Cousins
Perhaps
the best of the wonderful Cousins things, and perhaps the most
attractive of ALL hybrid creamy pinks, in my humble opinion. When
will this peony get the Gold Medal? It deserves it. Always
expensive because frustrating crown structure makes for few
divisions.
'Helen
Mathews' bought from Saunders by Kreckler.
This is
new for me. It used to show up on many "My Favorite 20
Peonies" lists (see '75years of APS') which is why I tried
it. A very nice 5 row single(semi-double)brilliant red that I just
loved. Perhaps hard to locate,(Caprice?) but really worth growing.
Fairly early among the hybrids.
'Salmon Dream' David
Reath
Absolutely
wonderful plant habit, and a standout color-wise wherever we saw
it blooming this season. Relatively new, and hard to locate
because of high demand, but sure to become more common in the
future.
Honorable Mentions:
'Coral Sunset' My
favorite coral.
'Command Performance' Large, sturdy,
and so far quite reliable among the big double hybrids, not all of
which do well for me here. From Don Hollingsworth.
'Carnation
Bouquet' Unique in form, parentage, and foliage, and quite
early. Good early season interest.
'Camellia'
Finally nice for me this year. Unique because of how VERY EARLY
(despite what descriptions say) this is for any double, especially
a white. Blooms with Roselette. Not the greatest foliage later in
the season, however.
'Pink Derby' One lacti that
does well for me here, but paradoxically may not do well for some
others in more conventional growing areas. Appears on many "My
Favorite Peonies" lists. Fairly expensive, apparently because
of demand.
Bob J.
Robert Johnson on y!groups #2956
Coral
Sunset. (Wissing) Tallish. Hybridized by the same fellow
who
originated Coral Charm. Semi-double coral color that fades
to a good yellow
for me. A good grower and moderate increaser.
I would choose this over Coral
Charm. It highly resembles Pink
Hawaiian Coral here.
Etched Salmon. (Cousins)
Tallish. The most famous cv originated by
Lyman Cousins. A
beautiful creamy pink hybrid double. Frequently mentioned
as an
inevitable Gold Medal winner. Doomed to be expensive because
its'
"up-stem" crown structure makes it difficult and
frustrating to get many
divisions from, even from older plants.
Just barely adventitious. Pictures
you see of this variety
always show it in its quite distinctive early
opening stage,
where the inner petals are cupped by the outer guard petals.
It
does go on to form an open rose shape. Really beautiful.
Salmon
Dream. (Reath) Shorter. Another hybrid pink with flowers
from
semi-double to double on the same plant. Flowers sit near the
foliage.
The most beautiful peony as far as plant habit and
bush form of any I grow.
Particularly beautiful foliage with
leafs to the ground. As Don H. would
say, "A pleasing
presentation in the garden". A very good grower and
rapid
increaser. Adventitious here, although registration says
it is not. Quite
easy to divide. Despite its quick growth rate
and easy division, this cv
remains difficult to find for sale
because of, I assume, high on-site demand
and back orders at
the nurseries that grow it. Cut roots back short when
planting
this cv (especially for propagation) to assure a good
symmetrical
root structure. Don is selling it this year. No one
will regret owning this
cv. Again, great for garden and mixed
border placement.
Pink Derby. (Bigger) Shortish.
Pink. I bought this lacti variety because
it shows up on SO
many of the "My Favorite Garden Peonies" lists of
the
"Pro" gardeners who grow a zillion different
varieties. This was my first
year to get blooms, but it
certainly was a favorite of mine this year.
Again, high demand
may make this cv very difficult to locate! Supposedly
very
distinctive in shape, but I do not grow enough lactis to have much
to
compare it with. Try New Peony Farm.
Raspberry
Charm. (Wissing) Tallish. OK, so this MAY actually be a
mystery
peony: I had to use many sources to try and identify
it. Seemingly
overshadowed by the other coral Wissing things,
and another with that same
frustrating 'Etched Salmon' style of
crown development. Blooms early with
the hybrid singles, but of
much more substance than most at that time of the
season. Like
a 7-9 row single with a charming open center. A distinct shade
of
pink, with terrifically strong thick stems. Moderate increase.
This is
the first peony of the season that I REALLY look
forward to seeing, because
of its particularly pleasing flower
form. Again, hard to find perhaps
because of difficulty with
division. Klehm has it this year, and A+D carried
it in the
past. I am propagating it at home. Will I actually have to
order
one from Klehm to be totally certain of its identity?
Rats!
