Paeoniiflora Grandiflora Nova

Berlèse, 1843, Iconographie, pl.250 as ‘Paeoniaeflora Grandiflora Nova’: Flower 10-11 cm across, full, peony form, irregular, of vivid rose with a wash of carmine. The exterior petals, in 5 rows, are large, 4 cm broad, x 5 cm long, thin, trans­parent, notched, outspread, without order, cup-shaped; the others are twisted, with lines and marks of white; those of the centre are bunched and sometimes imbricated. Originated in Italy.