origination:
Kelway 1929
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Single Peonies, page 67
Lord Kitchener. (Kelway.) Purple-crimson.
Lord Kitchener (Kelway 1907), intense maroon-red flowers; scarlet in sunlight. Borne in clusters. Extremely dark stems. The finest early red single. vem.ac. *single
LORD KITCHENER (Kelway) - Single - Maroon Crimson - Early. Color, bright maroon crimson. Very upright growing variety. Bulletin 38.
'Lord Kitchener' (GB Kelway 1929). Kardinalsrote, dichtgefüllte Sorte, die nicht sehr hoch wird, reichblühend
Page (1997)
'Lord Kitchener, formerly 'Balliol' (Kelway 1907) Single, maroon-red flowers are borne in clsuters of 3-4 to a stem. There is a small centre of golden yellow stamens and the carpels are green-purple with purple stigmata. Very early to midseason. 90cm (36in).
'Lord Kitchener' (Kelways 1907) : flr. semi-double à double rosé pourpré foncé , mi-saison
