'Active' Peony

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'Active' peony Description

My HMF:

'Thisbé (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')' peony photo

Photo courtesy of Beata Paulina

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Docteur Bretonneau
• Dr. Bretonneau (hybrid lactiflora, Verdier, 1854)
• Fairy Queen (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Frina (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Lady Leonora Bramwell (syn. Dr. Bretonneau)
• Madame Modeste (Syn. Dr. Bretonneau')
• Marquis Ito (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Nell Gwynn (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Reevesiana (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Rosea plenissima superba (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Rosea superba (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Thisbé (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Philippe-Victor Verdier (France, 1854).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Kelways Nursery in before 1895 as 'Docteur Bretonneau'.

Class:

Hybrid lactiflora.

Bloom:

Deep pink, lilac shading. 8-10 broad guard petals; center petals narrower and curly. Mild, rose fragrance. Average diameter 5". Large, very double, bomb bloom form. Early.

Habit:

Height: 33" to 37" (85 to 95cm).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Verdier's 'Docteur Bretonneau' was first described as a very large, very full, vivid pink, bombé flower when first introduced. See also Guérin's peony of the same name.

Much confused in commerce in the US in the early 20th Century with a number of varieties that are incorrectly treated as synonyms. See REFERENCES.