Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Double Peonies, page 34.
*Grandiflora nivea plena. (Lemon, 1824.) 8.1 (Sym. 1921). White.
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]
GRANDIFLORA NIVEA PLENA. (Lemon, 1824.) 8.1.
Double type; very large; very early. Guards large, faintly pink, becoming white; ball-like center of small pale yellow petals fading white, with prominent red marks; sweetly fragrant. Tall; very floriferous; weak stems. Heavy dark foliage.
Variously described as rose, bomb, and crown type, and at certain stages it may be considered any one. It finishes with a distinct tuft in the center. One of the very earliest white varieties and valued for cut-flowers on that account.
"Very large cream-white. Stems a little weak. Often the first to bloom."— Boyd.
GRANDIFLORA NIVEA PLENA (Lemon, 1824) - Double - Pink to White - Very Early. Tall. Sweet fragrance. Very large. Guards large, faintly pink, becoming white; ball-like center of small pale yellow petals fading white, with prominent red marks. Very floriferous. Weak stems. Heavy dark foliage. Variously described as rose, bomb, and crown type, and at certain stages it may be considered any one. It finishes with a distinct tuft in the center. One of the very earliest white varieties and valued for cut flowers on that account. M.
