L’Etincelante

Acquired: 1932
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Single

Form

Single
Pink

Color

Pink
Midseason

Season

Midseason

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced
1905

Breeder

Dessert

Country of Origin

France

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History

1916-Farr:41 Very large cup-shaped flowers. Brilliant carmine with silvery margin. Extra fine. $3.

1918-B006-I:13 1921-B014:14 Symposium II rating: 8.1

1923-SPN:347 1928-B:66 Single. 8.4 (Sym. 1925). Pink.

1928-B-d:112 Single type; very large; midseason. Cupped flowers of very bright pink, each petal having a lighter, almost silvery border; stamens bright golden yellow; not notably fragrant. Tall; floriferous; stiff sterns. Excellent foliage. An excellent single pink peony of large size and pure color; well regarded, not expensive, and very popular.

1938-W&D:113 (Dessert, 1899) 8.4 Single. Large, Tyrian pink, midseason. Carpels hairy, with bright red tips; disk inconspicuous, light pink. Plant large, compact; flowers numerous and attractive.

1962-W:080 Mid-season, single cupped flower, bright pink with lighter almost silver border. Stamens golden yellow. Tall, floriferous, fine foliage.

1976-K:053 (Dessert, 1905) – Single – Pink – Midseason. Tall. Fragrance not notable. Very large. Cupped flowers of very bright pink, each petal having a lighter, almost silvery border; stamens bright golden yellow; floriferous; stiff stems. Excellent foliage. An excellent single pink peony of large size and pure color; well regarded, not expensive, and very popular. M.

Specimens in the Garden

BedRowColumn

13 - See full bed map

5C

13 - See full bed map

5D