Canadian Peony Society: December 2006

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Marvin Joslin

Marvin Joslin of Stony Plain, Alberta, passed away December 31, 2006. He was a CPS member and although he is best known for his involvement with lilies, he propagated peonies at Parkland Perennials and more recently operated Estate Perennials.

`Jean Ericksen`

This peony was selected and registered by Marvin Joslin, formerly of Parkland Perennials (now Estate Perennials) in 1999, to honor its originator. This midseason Japanese cultivar has strong 38" stems and is floriferous and vigorous, developing silver-tipped staminodes with age. Mrs. Jean Ericksen farmed with her husband at Wauchope, SK, and became internationally famous for her lily breeding. She tried breeding many other flowers, including peonies. This seedling was given away to Parkland Perennials when it was still tiny, in the hope that it would prove valuable because of its prolific blooming parent, also an un-named seedling which she obtained from a penpal in Ontario.

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pe·o·ny (pēˈənē) (pronounced pee-uh-nee) any plant of the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae, mostly Eurasian species popular as garden and florists' flowers. Herbaceous peonies (most varieties of P. lactiflora)—formerly and still sometimes called piney—are hardy, bushy perennials that die back each year. Large, usually spring-blooming, single, semi-double or double flowers commonly range in shades from red to white. Tree peonies (P. suffruticosa) have a somewhat woody, persistent base and are usually taller than the herbaceous, with more abundant and larger blossoms. Both herbaceous and tree are very long-lived. Both kinds of peony have long been venerated in their native China and Japan. The peony was formerly regarded as both ornamental and medicinal—the roots were used to prevent convulsions. P. brownii is a species of small peony, not horticulturally important, that is native to the West Coast of North America.

Volunteers / Volontaires

Contributions are always needed for our many events. If you think you can help contact the Director in your area.

Please come out and help us at one of our many activities this year, learn more about peonies, and have some fun!

Les contributions sont toujours nécessaires pour nos nombreux événements. Si vous pensez que vous pouvez aider à communiquer avec le directeur de votre région.

Nous vous prions donc de vous manifester au moins une fois cette année, vous connaitrez mieux les pivoines et vous vous amuserez!

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Sunday, December 31, 2006

Marvin Joslin

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