Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
MAUD L. RICHARDSON (Hollis). One of the tallest double pin...Read Morek Peonies in the world. It blooms late in the season and has a splendid bright color tone, which after several days exposure, bleaches to light pink. The quality of its petals and the substance of its flowers are among the best. Its late blooming period makes it desirable, and if a reasonable amount of support is given to it, the landscape effect is good. but without support it should be planted in the cutting garden only. However, like JUBILEE, E. B. BROWNING, NINA SECOR and PASTEUR, its fine blooms are worth all the trouble necessary to give it ideal conditions in which to show its full beauty. $2.50
Per the APS website:
MAUD L. RICHARDSON (Hollis, 1904) - Double - Pink - Very Late. Tall. Fragrance strong and pleasing. Large to very large. Light rose-pink with a flesh-pink undertone which is most pronounced at base of petals; Floriferous; excellent stems and foliage. An occasional stamen may be found, but the symmetrical although rather loose form of the flower is of the usual double type, with a very full center of narrow, almost white petals.
Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
MAUD L. RICHARDSON (Hollis). One of the tallest double pin...Read More