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Paeonia 'John Harvard'

type: [herbaceous peony] – [herbaceous hybrid]

origination:

Auten

JOHN HARVARD (Auten, 1939) - Single - Red - Early - Hybrid. Tall. A magnificent peony that has won high awards in competition. Very dark red single, sometimes almost double. Color is clear and does not fade. A strong grower with stiff stems. Officinalis x albiflora. Bulletin 80. List in Bulletin 129.

JOHN HOWARD - Hybrid. (Find nothing else on this, so imagine it is a misprint of JOHN HARVARD.) Bulletin 129, page 10.

JOHN HARVARD A magnificent peony that has won high awards in competition. Very dark red single, sometimes almost double. Color is clear and does not fade. A strong grower with tall stiff stems. Most dependable.

JOHN HARWARD (Auten, 1939). (Lactiflora x Officinalis). Simple à semi-double ; fleur rouge foncé ou rouge bourgogne satiné à grands pétales, fortement contrastée par le jaune d'or des étamines parfois clairsemées de petits pétales. Plante à végétation rapide, très florifère et possédant d'excellentes tiges. Moyennement précoce. Haute.


John Harvard (Auten, 1939) Very dark red, single to semi-double, midseason, 36" tall, hybrid. A magnificent peony that has won high awards in competition!

Bloom Period: Week 4

Fragrance: No

Side Buds: No

Comments: This is a peony that gets many comments. The flowers appear early and are truly stunning. They are the colour and texture of mahogany velvet. The centre is full of golden stamens. Classed as a single peony, the flowers often have several layers of petals. The flowers hold their colour well.

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