Peony Registry

Solfatare

Back to Registry
Cultivar
Solfatare
Originator
Calot
Group
Lactiflora
Date
1861
Country
France

Large, medium compact, sulphur white, crown type, with milk white guard petals; some blooms are typical bomb when they first develop. Midseason. Good variety, good commercial bloom. Description in detail—Clearly differentiated, sulphur white collar; wide crown petals surrounding linear cream petals in the extreme center of the bloom. When the bloom first opens it appears more like a bomb, but soon develops the crown. Odor pleasant. Medium height, vigorous growing plant, of rather spreading habit, good stems. Medium to free bloomer in clusters.

Reference: 1910-CUB 278:250