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1 Yellow Peonies and More R3P8 36

2 Yellow Peonies and More Haleigh s Comet 37

3 Yellow Peonies and More R4P10 38

4 Yellow Peonies and More Registrations Present and Future 39

5 My 2002 Registrations Singing in the Rain Smith Family Jewel Magical Mystery Tour Smith Family Yellow Yellow Doodle Dandy Strawberry Blonde Reverse Magic Build Me Up Buttercup Maximus Glorious Yankee Doodle Dandy Scrum-didley-umptious Golden Delicious 40

6 My New 2004 Registrations Red Eyed Susie Candy Cane Goldsmith Rocket s Red Glare Pink Double Dandy Pink Passion Berry Garcia Berry Berry Fine Sail Away White Knight Haleigh s Comet Golden Extra 41

7 Registration # 13 The one and only Impossible Dream 42

8 Future Registrations 2005 Unnamed R4P16 Massachusetts Moonshine Screaming Yellow Delight Unnamed R3P2 Unnamed R3P1 Unnamed R2P7 Berry Nice Unnamed R3P7 Mock Orange Yellow Mother of the Bride White Gold Garden Joy 43

9 Seedlings Still Under Evaluation Unnamed R3P5 Unnamed R1P14 Unnamed R1P21 Unnamed R4P4 Unnamed R4P17 Unnamed R4P12 Unnamed R4P20 Unnamed R3P14 Unnamed R3P3 Unnamed R1P20 Unnamed R3P9 Unnamed R4P5 44

10 More Seedlings Still Under Evaluation Unnamed R4P18 Unnamed R2P5 Unnamed R3P22 Unnamed R3P23 Unnamed R2P8 Unnamed R1P16 Unnamed R2P16 Unnamed R4P3 Unnamed R4P10 Unnamed R1P13 Unnamed R5P2 Unnamed R4P11 45

11 Intersectionals in Bloom Pink Passion Candy Cane Yankee Doodle Dandy Strawberry Blonde Smith Family Jewel Magical Mystery Tour 46

12 Two Unique & Wonderful Characteristics of the Intersectional Hybrid Group Flower Color Variations Many hybrids undergo remarkable & beautiful color transformations as the flowers mature (over 1-4 days) Unique Sidebud Flower Characteristics Sidebud flowers are unexpected surprise Result: Two flower forms & two flower colors on the same plant, often at the same time 47

13 Flower Color Variation with Time Color Phases of Mock Orange Yellow 48

14 Flower Color Variations Candy Cane Candy Cane 49

15 Flower Color Variations Singing in the Rain Singing in the Rain 50

16 Neverlasting Orange Orangey shades when first open, sadly do not last 51

17 Flower Color Variation Flower Form & Color Variations of Berry Garcia 52

18 Flower Color Variations R4P17 R4P17 53

19 Singles and Doubles Together Starburst Symphony R4P17 Smith Family Jewel Same flower 4 days later 54

20 Unnamed Seedlings R4P17 55

21 Flower Color Variations Berry Nice 56

22 Flower Color Progression Early flowers Later flowers R2P7 R4P17 R2P8 57

23 Unexpected & Little Known Characteristics of the Intersectional Hybrid Group Multiple flowers per stem are characteristic of the intersectional hybrid group Unique characteristics of intersectional sidebud flowers Majority of hybrids have many excellent quality sidebuds ~ 82% of hybrids have sidebuds Mostly 1-3 sidebuds per stem Sidebud flowers often as large as main bud flowers Sidebud flowers extend out beyond main bud flowers Sidebud flowers often more double than main bud flowers Result: Floriferous blooming with extended period of bloom 58

24 Intersectional Sidebuds Sidebuds on R4P16 59

25 Intersectional Sidebuds Smith Family Jewel Candy Cane 60

26 Main Bud vs Sidebud Flower Comparison Strawberry Blonde from terminal buds Strawberry Blonde from sidebuds 61

27 Mother & Child Sidebud Comparison Martha W. Sidebuds Intersectional Sidebuds 62

28 Martha W. (Spangler, 1986) as a seed parent Why it s an ideal parent Extremely fertile (to most hybrid tree peony pollens) Excellent stigma (very easy to work with) Makes big pods and seeds (although high percentage of ruptured seeds) Mostly infertile to self pollen (contamination rate very low) Fertile both ways (produces seeds on most fertile tree peonies) Blooms early (important factor for reverse cross) Produces a high percentage of excellent offspring Gives high percentage of offspring with semi-double - double flowers - Flower form appears to be dictated by the other parent (i.e., tree peony parent) Gives low percentage of offspring with inferior flowers Foliage of offspring is almost universally excellent Pink flower color (red and white pigments) gives wide range of colors in offspring Desirable characteristics generally passed on to the progeny - Healthy, disease resistant foliage -Strong stems - Multiple flowers per stem (deep branching with 3-4 side buds is common) - Large, strong, side buds with excellent quality flowers 63

29 Doubles Scrum-didley-umptious Berry Garcia Yellow Doodle Dandy Built Me Up Buttercup Smith Family Jewel Pink Double Dandy 64

30 Singles of Merit R4P18 R4P17 R1P14 R2P5 Strawberry Blonde R5P17 65

31 Centers with Impact R3P9 R2P16 R1P14 R3P22 R4P3 R5P17 66

32 Some Exciting New Pinks R3P3 R2P7 R5P5 R4P12 R2P8 R5P17 67

33 Reverse Cross Hybrids Reverse Magic Impossible Dream 68

34 How did I get there Intersectional cross # per year Average per year Crosses Seeds Seedlings

35 2005 Plant Summary Number Percent of Total Total hybrids produced No. that have bloomed Cultivars destroyed Cultivars under propagation % 11% 40% 70

A Tour Through the Wonderful World of Intersectional Peonies

A Tour Through the Wonderful World of Intersectional Peonies 12 June 04 Don Smith Breeder of exceptional intersectional hybrids yellowpeoniesandmore.com Acknowledgements I am grateful to the following