Peony (Paeonia 'Red Charm') in the Peonies Database

Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant:	Lyman D. Glasscock
Year of Registration or Introduction:	1944
Cultivar Group (Type):	Herbaceous Hybrid
Season of bloom:	Early (week 2)
Flower Form:	Full Double
Flower Color:	Red
Flower color description:	Bomb shaped, rich red.
Flower size:	Large
Needs support:	No
Awards:	Gold Medal: 1956

General Plant Information (Edit)
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:	36 to 39 inches (90-100 cm)
Fruit:	Dehiscent
Flowers:	Showy
Awards and Recognitions:	RHS AGM Other: APS Gold Medal 1956
Parentage:	Paeonia lactiflora x Paeonia officinalis
Child plants:	one child plant

Common names

Peony
Garden Peony

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2024-05-17
Peony 'Red Charm' 24W20 10yo xPeony N3 (Glasscock, 1944) (2-DB-R)

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2016-05-28
"Paeonia 'Red Charm', 2016, (2-DB-R) Hybrid [Peony], pay-OHN-ee-u

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Location: Seattle, Wa
Date: 2015-05-21
Very dark bloom, very full flower.

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-26

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-06-13
Peony (Paeonia 'Red Charm'), leaves, buds and bloom

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2014-05-30

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2024-06-09
Peony (Paeonia 'Red Charm') - first peony bloom of the season

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA
Date: 2021-04-29
6 years after transplanting

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA
Date: 2021-04-29

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Location: Home garden VA
Date: 2013-05-08

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2024-05-11

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2010-05-21

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Location: southeast Ohio
Date: 2017-05-03

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Location: Beautiful Tennessee
Date: May 8, 2014

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Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Date: 6-29-11
Tuber planted Sept '07

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-10-26
"Paeonia 'Red Charm', 2017, (2-DB-R) Hybrid [Peony], pay-OHN-ee-u

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-12
7:59 am. Red Charm, beginning it's journey of opening.

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-06-12
6:52 pm. Red Charm, beginning to pass it's prime.

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Location: Seattle, Wa
Date: 2015-05-20
Huge bud - the size of a chicken egg.

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-18

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Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-09-27
Late September foliage

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2020-05-27

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Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-05-22
Planted spring, 2014

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2020-06-18
peony Red Charm

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Photo courtesy of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms

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Courtesy Peony Paradise used with permission

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-09

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Location: southeast Ohio
Date: 2017-04-27

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-14

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Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2016-05-25

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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.

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Date: 2007-01-31
Courtesy Peony Paradise

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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-20

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-06-07
6:56 pm. A hefty presence - it beckons me from across the garde

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Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01

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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)

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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-06-16
Paeonia Red Charm

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2011-05-27

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2021-04-20
Ants are natural part of peony flower buds - no need to remove th

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2013-05-27

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2013-05-29

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Location: The flower is large and perfectly formed. The stems are strong and hold the large blooms erect.
Date: 2008-05-23
Photo courtesy of: Claire Houck

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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-07-23

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Photo courtesy of Brooks Gardens Peonies. Used with permission.

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Posted by frankrichards16 (Clinton, Michigan - Zone 5b) on Apr 2, 2018 9:39 AM concerning plant:

Peony 'Red Charm' (Glasscock, 1944) is a deep red, Albiflora x Officinalis hybrid: medium height at 36" tall, double, bomb form, large flowers, early bloomer, slight clove fragrance, strong stems, no side-buds, top show winner. Considered one of the best red peonies. APS Gold Medal Winner in 1956. Some reports of adventitious roots. Bred by Lyman D Glasscock (1875-1972) from Elmwood, Illinois which is near Peoria.

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