| Originator/Registrant: | Auten |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1939 |
| Cultivar Group (Type): | Herbaceous Hybrid |
| Season of bloom: | Early (week 2) |
| Flower Form: | Single Semi-Double |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower color description: | Very dark red. Color is clear and does not fade. Color has mahogany tones. Yellow anthers on red filaments make a striking double ring of color around the green carpels with their red stigmas. |
| Flower size: | very large |
| Needs support: | No |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 24 to 36 inches (60-90 cm) |
| Plant Spread: | 24 to 36 inches (60-90 cm) |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Parentage: | Paeonia officinalis x Paeonia lactiflora |
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