Peony Registry

Cultivar
Corinth
Originator
Saunders
Group
Herbaceous Hybrid
Date
1929
Country
USA, NY

officinalis x sinensis. Plant of medium height. Stems good. Foliage intermediate; but the general character of the plant is more like officinalis than sinensis. Flowers double, flat, fairly large, with a few stamens scattered among the petals, and a few deformed petals towards the center. Color brilliant light crimson, almost a scarlet, very striking. Season of sinenis, mid-season to late.

Reference: 1929-037:53