'Chippewa' Peony

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'Chippewa' peony Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Arthur L. Murawska (United States, before 1943).

Class:

Hybrid lactiflora.

Bloom:

Red. Average diameter 6". Medium, double bloom form. Midseason.

Habit:

Tall.

Height: 31" to 43" (80 to 110cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2a and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

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Notes:

Registered 1943.
In the 1968 APS-Registration of 'Black Swan', it is stated that "Black Velvet originated from B. Cross x Chocolate Soldier", while the 1957 Registration of 'Black Velvet gives the parentage as 'Chippewa' x 'Matilda Lewis'. 'Chippewa' is possibly then ('Chocolate Soldier' x P. officinalis) x 'Chocolate Soldier'.