origination:
STALWART ROSE (Chris Laning), 553 West F. Ave., Kalamazoo, Michigan, July 9, 1996. No seedling #. Parentage unknown. First bloomed about 1980. Bloom size, 7" in diameter. This Moutan tree peony is rose pink, with deeper flares, filaments, sheath and stigma. It is single to semi-double, flat form, good substance. Reliable. Stamen, pollen seeds, one-four buds per stem, good stem strength, 48" height, 42" wide, early bloom, vigorous, good foliage. This tree peony was grown by Chris Laning from Domoto seed. Selected by Bill Seidl in 1987 who saw it in the Laning garden, in two long rows of moutan seedlings. It was superior in size and uprightness. Registered by Caprice Farm Nursery, Sherwood, Oregon 97140.
