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Ballista

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Cultivar
Ballista
Originator
Joshua Scholten, Peony Shop Holland
Group
Herbaceous Hybrid
Date
2022
Country
Netherlands, Lutjebroek

Seedling number 9-11-2. Parentage not given. First bloomed 2013, first propagated 2014. Early blooming DOUBLE flowers are light pink coloration on inner petals, transitioning to cream and powder white at petal edge and on guard petals. Flowers are 17cm (6.7”) in diameter, upward facing, and average one to two per stem. Guard petals are frilled and ruffled. Flowers possess on average three very hairy, green carpels with dark-pink stigmas of normal anatomy. Stamens are between 1.25-2cm (0.5-0.75”) in length. Fertile both ways. Plants reach 95cm (37.5”) at maturity, and carry broadly pointed, green foliage with undertones of purple. Growth habit is upright; mechanical support is unnecessary. Good potential for cut-flower production. Named for a Roman siege catapult.

Reference: 2022-DIR:XX