Right Royal
The lower photo is of a flower on a 4 year old plant and the upper photo is of a flower on the same plant when 7 years old. These demonstrate that more mature plants often show flowers with more petals. The carpels and stamens are not as visible on photos of the more double flowers so I included both.
‘Right Royal’ was listed in the Saunders catalogues in the Banquet group but Reath and Saunders suggested it fits better in the Tea Rose group and I think it could be listed in either. Silvia considered it a dramatic plant.
| Cultivar: | Right Royal |
| Year: | 1952 |
| Seedling No: | not known |
| Group: | Banquet listed |
| Flower: | Color: | cream “overlaid and veined strawberry-red” (Reath and Saunders), small dark plum flares |
| Form: | semi-double, about 3 rows, occasional petals (petaloids) in the center | |
| Blooms: | Week 6 | |
| Carpels: | 5-6, green | |
| Stigmas: | cream | |
| Sheath: | light yellow/cream | |
| Stamens: | filaments dark red at base, shading lighter, short stamens | |
| Plant: | Habit: | rounded bush |
| Foliage color: | slightly lighter than typical, sometimes copper tinted | |
| Foliage form: | slightly more narrow than typical | |
| Height: | 31″ on 8 year plant | |
| Recommendation: | Recommended |
| Availability: | Few nurseries specializing in woody peonies |