Peony photo courtesy of Beata Paulina

ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU. (Dessert & Mechin, 1890.) Double type; very large; early midseason. Dark, lustrous red shaded maroon, showing yellow stamens and light red stigmas in center; odor somewhat disagreeable. Tall; floriferous; stems very strong. Foliage dark, tinged red. Young and weak plants produce single flowers and the side blooms on established plants are almost always single. At its best, a very large, handsome flower, but it requires a strong plant and a favorable season to develop it.

Uploaded 9 OCT 22

Peony photo courtesy of Beata Paulina

Uploaded 8 MAY 18

Peony photo courtesy of Beata Paulina

ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU. (Dessert & Mechin, 1890.) Double type; very large; early midseason. Dark, lustrous red shaded maroon, showing yellow stamens and light red stigmas in center; odor somewhat disagreeable. Tall; floriferous; stems very strong. Foliage dark, tinged red. Young and weak plants produce single flowers and the side blooms on established plants are almost always single. At its best, a very large, handsome flower, but it requires a strong plant and a favorable season to develop it.

Uploaded 9 OCT 22

Peony photo courtesy of scvirginia

illustration from the cover of the Autumn 1917 Conard & Jones catalogue; scan courtesy of Biodiverisity Heritage Library

Uploaded 10 MAR 18