GINNY PEA’S PICK

GINNY PEA’S PICK – Hunter 2025

“Who is Ginny Pea?”, you ask. She’s the same hybridizer who walked through my garden in 2019, passed hundreds of pretty faces, and and stopped at a seedling that was blooming for its first time. Five years later I registered that seedling as ‘Prairie’s Edge Megan Leigh’, not because its flag had Ginny’s initials on it, but because it did prove to be exceptional, as she had noted at its tender age. In 2022, I was moving THIS seedling from its original patch to the planting area for possible introductions. As I dug, I noticed faded initials from 2019 on the flag….GP!

The color of this bloom is not only difficult to describe, but it also varies, depending on the time of day, the lighting, and the temperature. In the morning or in shade, it is a vivid orchid with a lavender-blue washed band. The ruffled edge is a matching lavender-blue outlined in cream. The rib on the petals is often raised. Later in the day, or in the sun, the color is medium magenta. Occasionally, she will have a bad hair day, with some spotting if it’s very humid, but generally shows good substance through the evening. Consistent tree like branching displays the blooms nicely. GPP was impressive from its first bloom as a one-year old seedling, where it sat right next to its full sibling, ‘Man Enough to Wear Pink’, which I introduced in 2024. ‘Ginny Pea’s Pick’ is pod and pollen fertile, and didn’t miss a beat when lined out.