Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Roger F. Anderson
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1986
Cultivar Group (Type): Intersectional (Itoh) Hybrid
Season of bloom: Midseason (week 4)
Flower Form: Semi-Double
Flower Color: Lavender
Pink
Flower color description: Lavender pink blooms (with red flares) when first open; as the flower gets older, it fades to a lighter pink.
Flower size: 4-5 inch
Needs support: No

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 26 to 30 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Martha Washington x Reath hybrid tree

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Common names
  • Itoh Peony
  • Intersectional Peony
  • Peony

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Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2021-05-25
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2024-05-18
Peony 'First Arrival' 24W20 9yo Itoh E4 (Anderson, 1986) (2-DB-PK
Location: Mpls home garden
Date: 2020-06-11
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-05-28
"Paeonia 'First Arrival', 2018 photo, (2-DB-PK) Itoh Hybrid Peony
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-05-28
"Paeonia 'First Arrival', 2018 photo, (2-DB-PK) Itoh Hybrid Peony

Photo Courtesy of Nate Bremer at Solaris Farms. Used with Permiss
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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-09-13
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-09-13
Location: Adelman's Peony Garden, Salem, OR
Date: 2017-05-22
Full sun, 91 degrees F 32.7 degrees C

Date: 2016-04-20
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-05-28
"Paeonia 'First Arrival', 2018 photo, (2-DB-PK) Itoh Hybrid Peony
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-05-28
"Paeonia 'First Arrival', 2018 photo, (2-DB-PK) Itoh Hybrid Peony

Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2011-04-19
USDA

Date: 2007-02-16
Courtesy Peony Paradise
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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-09-13
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Comments:
  • Posted by frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Apr 12, 2018 2:05 PM concerning plant:
    "Paeonia 'First Arrival', (2-DB-PK) Itoh Hybrid Peony, (Anderson, 1986), USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Medium height, semi-double, lavender pink petals, dark pink flares, fades to light pink, no pollen, no seeds, early bloomer, Michigan Bloom Month 6.

    Breeder Roger Anderson, Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, 1986. Deeply cut dark green foliage. Intersectional hybrid of Martha W. x Reath hybrid tree peony. One of the first Itoh hybrids from Anderson."

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