| Originator/Registrant: | Krekler |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1975 |
| Cultivar Group (Type): | Herbaceous Hybrid |
| Season of bloom: | Early (week 2) Early Midseason (week 3) Midseason (week 4) |
| Flower Form: | Bomb |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower color description: | Clear semi-glossy deep red. Deep red guard petals. Partially unsheathed buds exposing a hard, dark red mass of tightly held bomb petals days before truly opening. Carpels pale green, tipped pink and become visible as bloom matures and bomb petals spread. |
| Flower size: | Medium small |
| Needs support: | No |
| Awards: | Award of Landscape Merit: 2011 |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 22 inches |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: APS Gold Medal 2016 |
| Parentage: | Paeonia peregrina x Paeonia officinalis |
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