Opal

Acquired: 1924
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Pink

Color

Pink
Midseason

Season

Midseason

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced
1908

Breeder

Pleas

Country of Origin

USA

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History

1918-B006-I:19

1921-B014:18 Symposium II rating: 8.5

1923-SPN:349

1928-B:48 Double. 8.5 (Sym. 1921). Syn. The Jewel. White.

1928-B-d:132 Double type; large; midseason. Pale rose-pink becoming almost white when fully open; petals very long, pointed, and arranged in a deep, funnel-like form; not notably fragrant. Medium height; floriferous; stems not strong. Foliage good. A flower of great beauty of form and delicacy of color and texture. A peony called THE JEWEL is identical. “Rating much too high.”—Fewkes. “Rated much too high. Does not do well in my heavy clay soil.”—Boyd.

1976-K:075 (Pleas, 1908) – Syn. THE JEWEL. Double – Pink to White – Midseason. Medium height. Not notably fragrant. Pale rose-pink becoming almost white when fully open; petals very long, pointed, and arranged in a deep, funnel-like form; floriferous; stems not strong. Foliage good. M.

Specimens in the Garden

BedRowColumn

24 - See full bed map

4E

24 - See full bed map

4F