Paradise

Acquired: 1924
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Double

Form

Double
Pink

Color

Pink

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced

Breeder

Hollis

Country of Origin

USA

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History

1916-Farr:35 Very large, compact, flat, rose type. Guards hydrangea-pink, 1(132), center lilac-white, fading to milk-white. Fragrance X. Medium, tall, free bloomer. Early midseason. $15.

1918-B006-I:19

1920-B010:33 An elegant violet-tinted flower, petals radiating evenly from centre in all directions: reminds one of Milton Hill. Extra. $15.00. (Catalogue 1907.) Cornell .Bulletin 306, p. 140. Symposium 1919; one vote, 7. Sold by: 10, 14, 16. Grown by: 20, 23, 35, 38, 47, 49, 50.

1921-B014:18 Symposium II rating: 8.5

1923-SPN:349

1928-B:48 Double. 8.7 (Sym. 1925). Pink.

1928-B-d:133 Double type; very large; early midseason. Outer petals light flesh-pink, paling to nearly white in the center; only slightly scented. Medium height; free-flowering. Similar to Milton Hill, with a very perfect star-like center when fully open. Not well known or widely distributed. “Never able to obtain healthy stock.”—Little. “Should be rated not higher than 8.2.”—Christman.

1976-K:076 (Hollis, 1907) – Double – Pink – Early Midseason. Medium height. Slightly scented. Very large. Outer petals light flesh-pink, paling to nearly white in the center; free flowering. M.

Specimens in the Garden

BedRowColumn

25 - See full bed map

4A

25 - See full bed map

4B