'Elizabeth' Peony

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'Elizabeth' peony Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Ophrys26

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Elisabeth (hybrid suffruticosa, Manetti, 1844)
• Elisabetha
• Elisabetha d'Italia
• Jupiter (Syn. 'Reine Elisabeth')
• Reine Elisabeth

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Giuseppe Manetti (Italy, before 1844). Bred by Luigi Casoretti (Italy, before 1851).
Introduced in France by Modeste Guérin in 1851 as 'Elisabetha'.
Introduced in France by Jacques Calot in 1867 as 'Jupiter'.

Class:

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony.

Bloom:

Deep pink to rose-red. Average diameter 10.5". Very large, full, bomb bloom form. Early-to-mid.

Habit:

Height: up to 28" (up to 70cm).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this peony, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

Possibly, not all of the tree peonies with 'Elisabeth' in the name were the same. Many of the old illustrations [see PHOTOS] do not resemble each other. See also REFERENCES.

In the early 20th century, in the US. and possibly elsewhere, 'Elisabeth' seems to have been confused in commerce with several other tree peonies; this does not mean the other varieties were actually synonymous.