Joker
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Joker
Originator
Bockstoce / Landis / Allan Rogers
Group
Herbaceous Hybrid
Date
2004
Country
USA, PA
Herbaceous hybrid. Seedling number unknown, parentage unknown. Full double flowers, 1-3 per stem. Opens dark pink, matures to white centre with pink picotee edge. Blooms early-mid season. No fragrance. Height to 32 inches, with very strong stems. Plant received from Henry Landis (Willowdale, ON, Canada) with the name ‘Joker’, and said to be one of the Bockstoce seedlings obtained by Landis shortly after the death of W. S. Bockstoce (Pittsburgh, PA) in 1963.
Note: Awarded the American Peony Society’s Gold Medal in 2021.