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'Currant Jap' peony References
Booklet (1938) Page(s) 125. Japanese Peonies (albiflora) Currant Jap (Jeffries)* (48) Large, amaranth purple, midseason. Staminodes oblanceolate, purple-tinged, with yellow on the edges. Carpels in transition, smooth, tips dark red; disk inconspicuous, pink. Plant medium size, compact; flowers many, close to the foliage.
Website/Catalog (1932) Page(s) [3]. [From a 4-page circular titled "Japanese Type Peonies"] In reds we have some of the most splenis and showy peonies that are grown. The colors in the red Japs and singles are often much better than the doubles. [...] Currant Jap from the garden of Mrs. Edward Harding and noted so favorably in her book, Peonies for the Little Garden [sic], is excellent.
Book (1928) Page(s) 57. Check List of Japanese Peonies Currant. (Origin unknown.) Pink.
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