The American Peony Society
The History of the Peonies and their Originations p. 152
SEGOVIA (1949) - Gigantic single, pure yellow, holds flower high.
SPRING CARNIVAL (1944) - Large gold flower, with red edges and dark flares. Flowers held erect. Semi-double.
SUNRISING (1948) - Warm brilliant yellow, flushed red. Semi-double.
TEA ROSE (1948) - Semi-double yellow tinted suffused rose.
TITANIA (1949)
THE BANQUET GROUP - Generally reddish but with yellow undertone, single to double.
BANQUET (1941) - Brilliant strawberry red, semi-double with darker centers. Flat rosettes.
CENTAUR (1941) - Discarded.
CHINESE DRAGON (1948) - Crimson red with black-red flares and golden yellow stamens. Semi-double blooms covers finely cut foliage, which is deep green with a touch of bronze.
CONQUEST (1948) - Strawberry red flowers, lighted with yellow. Semi-double.
HESPERUS (1948) - Single old rose pink with yellow undertones and deep pink veins. Petals crinkled and notched. A radiance of color. Purple flares.
REGENT (1945) - Double flower, red, suffused yellow. No other peony like it.
RENOWN (1949) - Bright light copper-red; yellow overtones. Late, re-bloomer.
RIGHT ROYAL (1952) - Semi-double yellow with lavender petals. Lavender picotee and purple flares suffusing petals slightly.
ROSE FLAME (1952) - Single deep pink with lighter undertones. Maroon flares and tinges of purple.
SUMMER NIGHT (1949) - Semi-double dusky dark rose with black flares.
TIGER, TIGER (1948)
TROPHY (1944)
THE BLACK PIRATE GROUP - Crimson to very dark, almost black maroon. Single to double,
BLACK DOUGLAS (1948) - Double rosette, almost black, free bloomer.
BLACK PANTHER (1948) - Semi-double large deep maroon flowers, gold center. Foliage cut leaved.
BLACK PIRATE (1948) - Single dark mahogany-red, with black stains at base of petals. Petals puckered and edges slightly irregular.
CHARIOTEER (1949) - Semi-double very deep maroon, dark heart, satiny texture.
CORSAIR (1941) - Single dark maroon with dark flares. Ragged edges. Slightly frilled.
DAREDEVIL (1948) - Single bright garnet red, immense flower, fern-like foliage.
HEART OF DARKNESS (1948) - Second generation hybrid. Almost black. Heavy substance.
LOMBARD (1948) - Single deep plum color; heavy petals, flared black. Fine substance.
MONITAR (1948)
PHOENIX (1941) - Single to semi-double crimson with dark center. Foliage as beautiful as the flower, turns red in the fall.
RED CLOUD (1948) - Semi-double cup shaped, dusky mahogany red, many flowers.
RED CURRENT (1948) - Semi-double shining crimson gold center and bronzy foliage.
RED JADE (1948)
THUNDERBOLT - Black crimson single, streaked scarlet. Much style. Floriferous.
VESUVIAN (1948) - Full double black-red with purple undertone. Furled and fringed.
THE MYSTERY GROUP - Ivories, pearled shades, suffused mauves, single to double.
CORONAL (1948) - Semi-double deep ivory or cream edged or flushed with rose.
HARLEQUIN (1952) - Small flowers blended mauve and ivory cream.
INFANTA (1948) - The one white in the list. Small cup-shaped flowers with marled purple flares.
MELODY (1948) - Withdrawn.
MYSTERY (1948) - Large semi-double pearled lavender with darker shadings, varied to palest green.
PRINCESS (1941) - Large semi-double rose lavender suffused with a yellow sheen. Petals crinkled and slightly ruffled. Dark flares and a golden center.
SAVAGE SPLENDOR (1950) - Semi-double, ivory background flushed and edged purple. A twist and flare in the petals. Vigorous,
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