MACHANIC GRAND (David L. Reath, Vulcan, Michigan), Jan. 28, 1992. Seedling #81-16; first year bloomed 1981. Parentage, Reath F-3 (Burma Ruby x Moonrose) x Reath E-78. Ruffled brilliant orange red hybrid with three or four rows of guard petals, all ruffled. Very fertile as a pod and pollen parent. Fragrant. Pictured in the APS American Peony Hybrid book. Bulletin #282. June, 1992.
Red, semi-double, early midseason, 36" tall, hybrid. A brilliant red flower that shows up clear across the garden! The large silken petals are ruffled adding fullness.
Elizabeth Babb on webshots 2005:
