Peony (Paeonia lactiflora 'Louis van Houtte') in the Peonies Database - Garden.org

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Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant:	Calot
Year of Registration or Introduction:	1867
Cultivar Group (Type):	Lactiflora
Season of bloom:	Midseason (week 4)
Flower Form:	Full Double
Flower Color:	Red

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 7b
Fruit:	Dehiscent
Flowers:	Showy
Pollinators:	Various insects

Common names

Peony
Chinese Peony
Garden Peony

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Location: W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-06-01

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Location: Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2019-06-06
Louis van Houtte - side view of this high domed bloom. Not quite

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Location: W E Upjohn Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
Date: 2023-06-01

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Location: Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2019-06-06
Louis van Houtte - new plants of a very old cultivar

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-26
"Paeonia 'Louis Van Houtte', 2017, (3-DB-RD) Hybrid [Peony], pay-

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Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-05-27

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-26
"Paeonia 'Louis Van Houtte', 2017, (3-DB-RD) Hybrid [Peony], pay-

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2018-06-09
"Paeonia 'Paul M Wild', 2018 photo, (3-DB-R) lactiflora cultivar

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Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-05-27

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Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-05-29

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Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-05-25

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Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.

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Comments:

Posted by frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Apr 21, 2018 7:26 AM concerning plant:

"Paeonia 'Louis Van Houtte', (3-DB-RD) Hybrid Peony, (Calot, 1867), USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Medium height, large double, Cherry Red petals, rose flower form, slight fragrance, strong stems, good cut, midseason bloomer, Michigan Bloom Month 6a.

An old red double heirloom. Bred in 1867 by the French breeder Calot, who acquired the legendary peony collection of the Count of Cussy in 1850."

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