Lord Kitchener
Details
Floral form
Single
Season
Early
Cultivar
Lactiflora
Year introduced
1907
Year acquired
1924
Breeder
Kelway
Country of origin
England
History
1918-B006-I:13 1921-B014:14 Symposium II rating: 7.6
1923-SPN:347 1928-B:40 Double. 7.8 (Sym. 1925). Red.
1930 Wild catalog .-Rose type; very early. A most beautiful flower, well filled out; of a brilliant cherry-red color; a most dazzling hue; very free bloomer, lasting well. It is the earliest of all Chinese Peonies to bloom, therefore, it is very valuable. Said to bloom almost as early as the officinalis family of peonies. M.
1976-K:055 (Renault, 1916) – Double – Red – Midseason.
