Montezuma
This is one of the best of the red peonies from the “lobata hybrid” group. It is tall and holds its flowers well above the foliage.
| Cultivar: | Montezuma |
| Year: | 1943 |
| Seedling No: | 11139. Page 22r of Saunders’ Notebook I |
| Parentage: | 7: lactiflora 1195 X 5267 lobata (seedling believed to be lobata) |
| Flower: | Color: | red, conspicuous outer white flares |
| Form: | semi-double, 3 rows of petals, about 14 | |
| Blooms: | Week 5 | |
| Carpels: | 3-5, pale green, woolly | |
| Stigmas: | dark pink/red | |
| Disc: | white, conspicuous | |
| Stamens: | filaments lemon yellow at base, shading to gold | |
| Plant: | Habit: | upright |
| Foliage color: | dark green, shining | |
| Foliage form: | medium sized leaves, heavy stems | |
| Height: | 48″ (reported) | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended |
| Availability: | Several specialty nurseries |
