(Anomala Seedling) Very early dark red, as dark as the single Reward, but semi-double.
Tree peony. Semi-double hybrid. Parentage unknown: McFarlane seed. First bloomed 1997. Purple ball of gold stamens. Raised flat form, reliable, one bud per stem. Good stem strength, 1½ meters. Midseason...
Very single; 12 petals, dusky crimson. Flares dark; filaments uneven lengths, crimson. Anthers “naked.” Stigmas many, warm yellow, sheath crimson. Foliage bronzy....
...Technically double type, but of distinctly crown appearance. An attractive flower when cut but of little value in the garden because of its sprawling habit. “No good.”—Fewkes. “Evidently rated much...
