Lord Kitchener

Acquired: 1924
Record Updated February 17, 2022
Single

Form

Single
Red

Color

Red
Early

Season

Early

Cultivar Group

lactiflora
Introduced
1907

Breeder

Kelway

Country of Origin

England

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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.

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