origination:
Japan, breeder unknown, introduced to Europe by Dessert & Méchin 1921
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]:
KUKENI JISHI. (Origin unknown.) 9.5 (1 vote).*
Japanese type; large; early midseason. The delicate flesh-pink guard petals are large, smooth, and evenly rounded, of unusual substance, and have a satin sheen and pale rose shading on outside. The center is a full tuft of yellow staminodes with narrow tips roughly edged with richer yellow. The carpels are green with prominent white kernels at the base, and pale yellow tips. Fairly fragrant. Strong grower. The flowers are held stifHy erect. Characteristic ruffled foliage.
One of the handsomest Japs observed and one of the most distinct. Mr. Little says that this new variety will undoubtedly stand at the head of the list of the pink Japs, and rank with Tamate-boku. He considers it one of the most beautiful.
'Kukeni Jishi'/Dessert & Méchin/1921
KUKENU JISHI (Dessert, 1921) - Jap. Listed in Sym. in Bulletin 82.
KUKENI JISHI (Origin unknown) - Jap. - Flesh-Pink - Early Midseason. Fairly fragrant. Large. The delicate flesh-pink guard petals are large, smooth, and evenly rounded, of unusual substance, and have a satin sheen and pale rose shading on outside. The center is a full tuft of yellow staminodes with narrow tips roughly edged with richer yellow. The carpels are green with prominent white kernels at the base, and pale yellow tips. Strong grower. The flowers are held stiffly erect. Characteristic ruffled foliage. M.
M.S. Uspenskaja 2003, p. 129:
Svetlana Poperechnaya 2006:
Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk: index plantarum 2007, available under [link]: listed
