origination:
BURMA RUBY (Glasscock, 1951) - Single - Bright Red - Very Early. Medium height. Very bright red with a little purple which gives it extra brilliance. Albiflora x officinalis Sunbeam. Bulletin 122.
Burma Ruby (Glasscock 1951) Midseason. Best Landscaper Single, bright red petals around a cluster of reddish anthers, contributing an unusual tone at center. Low medium, sturdy bush, excellent in the landscape. Presumed triploid, but useable fertility; reported seed parent of ‘America’ and ‘Burma Midnight’. Gold Medal 1951. Limited Supply. Item 1818
Halda:
'Burma Ruby' (Glasscock, 1951),Li,B,1-3/ 70-90,80,s. früh ,rubinrot,B1,Einfach; bronze Staubgefäße.
BURMA RUBY An exotic bright red single, quite poppy likc, and highlighted by a large tuft of golden stamens. Very long flowering period. In our opinion, thc best of Ihe red singles. single, Red Early, no staking, 80cm.
BURMA RUBY Red, single, Early, No staking. 80cm. An bright red single highlighted by a large tuft of golden stamens. Very long flowering period.
BURMA RUBY
Flower type: Peony—Single
Size: 28''
Plant zone(s): 2-8
Bloom time: Early, Hybrid
Hybridizer: Lyman Glasscock
Exotic, shocking red single. Tulip-shaped buds have enticing fragrance, while poppy red blooms burst forth in spring like exotic jungle birds in green foliage.
Blooming time Week 4
Fragrance: No
Side Buds: No
Comments: Winner of the American Peony Society Gold Medal in 1985. Several shades lighter than its offspring Burma Midnight, it is the centre of this peony I find striking. The filaments are deep red and edged with gold.
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