Parentage Nome x Cytherea. Bloomed before 1980. This lactiflora type of hybrid origin is of Japanese form, clear broad light pink petals, lacy curved staminodes of soft yellow, forming a persistent center ball. Abundant amount of bloom and seeds. 30″ height, excellent stem strength; foliage makes a broad bush, blooms midseason with the later midseason hybrids. Good landscape variety. Seedling # 1853.
Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) description: ‘Garden Lace’ (Hollingsworth 1992) Fragrant pink, Japanese-form lactiflora blooms midseason with soft, luminous pink petals that transition to warm ivory pink as the season progresses. Petals of heavy substance surround a lacy boss of vibrant yellow staminodes on blossoms that blanket shrub-like plants with attractive, dark green foliage. Plants reach 30 inches (80 cm). This cultivar is exceptionally rain proof, carrying an abundant display of flowers on sturdy stems that require no support. A vigorous grower, this peony is easily established in the landscape.
