Japanese type; very large; early midseason. Guards symmetrically cupped, of a dark red shade between crimson and maroon, with a dull gloss; center of incurved, buff staminodes streaked with dark...
This peony has a long history in Finland, Sweden and Norway, and possibly back to the early 19th century in England. The registrant (Marstein (2013)) believes it fits the description...
...KAME-NO-KEGPROMO or KARAGOMA. It is an excellent sort, a little later than the well-liked KING OF ENGLAND. “I think it a mistake to talk about ‘rank odor’ of Japanese types...
