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Best Landscaper^® 'Spring Sun'
Origin.: (Hollingsworth, 2021)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Early
Bloom week: 2 & 3
Flower form: Double
Height: Medium
USDA Zone: 3 to 7
Item number: 3442

Full double; large flower, opens clear bright yellow, paling to a light yellow in the sun. Generously furnished with petals, a gorgeous flower of tailored form and excellent substance; exhibition quality. One flower per stem, an occasional side bud possible. Plants are vigorous, stems sturdy, well clothed with foliage. Increase rate is especially good. New shoots upon emergence are bronze, maturing deep green. Both stems and leaflets quite resistant to fungal pathogens here in NW Missouri, the plant appearance holding well through the season. Strong stems, holds flowers upright, may sag with rain in the opened flower, the presentation benefited by support; worth the trouble if found necessary, stunning display in the landscape, makes fine stems for the vase. Undoubtedly one of the best cultivars bred by Don Hollingsworth.

Awards, Best Use & Distinctions 
Best Landscaper^®; Best Cut^®; Best Fragrant^®; Hollingsworth's Best™; APS Seedling Certificate of Merit and Best Seedling 2019; APS Court of Honor; Rare variety; champion class; exhibition variety; general garden and landscape use; perennial border; cut flower garden; deer resistant; cutter in commercial use. 

Basic Growing Requirements
Full Sun. Water as needed, sensitive to overwatering and waterlog conditions. Soil pH 6.5-7. Fertile, well-draining soil.

Disclosure: The image(s) above shows the actual cultivar named and described on this page. The pictures are a fair and accurate depiction of the flowers as they are, in vivo, and are not staged or altered otherwise. The descriptions are based on our experience with plants that are grown by us here in NW Missouri. All images and information presented are subject to US Copyright ©, cultivar names may be subject to US Registered Trademark ®, and/or subject to specific breeder rights such as US Plant Patent and/or USDA Plant Variety Protection as well as specific State of Missouri crop protection laws, and all rights thereto are reserved. Please note plant size, color, and health is due to a variety of environmental factors so results cannot be guaranteed and additionally that different web browsers may display colors slightly differently. These varieties may not be propagated commercially or exported without specific license and may be subject to export/import regulations. For inquiry send a written letter to Hollingsworth Peonies, Attn: Justin Peter Goldberg, Esq., P.O. Box 233, Maryville, MO 64468.