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Learn how to grow and care for this award-winning peony variety with deep rose-pink double flowers and a long vase life. Find out its hardiness, exposure, soil, and companion plant preferences, as well as its pest and disease resistance.
Learn about Paeonia Dr Alexander Fleming, a cross between Sarah Bernhardt and Bunker Hill with darker pink flowers. Discover its origin, characteristics, fragrance and how to buy it from My Peony Society.
Videos. Christened for the man who discovered penicillin, ‘Doctor Alexander Fleming’ is a Peony worthy of its namesake. The fully double flowers are beloved for their intense fragrance and beautiful dark rose-pink petals that lighten toward the edges. The curling of the inner petals gives blooms a somewhat rounded silhouette.
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Fragrant, fully double, pink blossoms abound in early summer. The central petals have a tendency to curl inward, giving the flowers a sphere-like shape. Many side buds are produced, extending the bloom time. Peonies are classic garden plants that add a bit of nostalgia and charm to the garden. Their fragrant blooms and lush foliage have made ...
Peony 'Dr. Alexander Fleming' is a fully-double, late-flowering peony of very bright-pink color. 'Dr. Alexander Flemming' is known for its big flowers, solid stems and dark-green foliage and for high productivity. This makes 'Dr. Alexander Fleming' very suitable as a cut-flower peony, garden planting, as well as for greenhouse cultivation.
Alexander Fleming is a double-pink lactiflora peony with a sweet scent. It was bred in the Netherlands by crossing Bunker Hill and Sarah Bernhardt.
Paeonia 'Dr. Alexander Fleming', (3-DB-PK) lactiflora cultivar Peony, (Blonk, Netherlands, before1950), USDA Hardiness Zone 3, 37" tall, fully double, deep salmon pink, silver edge petals, fragrant, strong stems, midseason bloomer, needs support, Bloom Month 5-6. The central petals may curl giving a round appearance.
