Meet the Peonies Marquis C. Lagergren Details Floral form Double Season Midseason Cultivar Lactiflora Year introduced 1911 Year acquired 1924 Breeder Dessert Country of origin France Location Bed 10 Row 2 Column C Bed 10 Row 2 Column D History 1916-Farr:39 Bright cherry-red with darker shading. $4. 1918-B006-I:16 1921-B014:16 Symposium II rating: 8.0 1923-SPN:348 1928-B:44 Double. 7.8 (Sym. 1925). Red. 1976-K:060 (Dessert, 1911) – Double – Red – Midseason. Brilliant cherry-red with darker shadings. List in Wild 1955 catalog.