named after
Sir Abraham Hume, owner of a famous garden, who introduced many plants
S. G. Haw & L. A. Lauener:
A Review of the Infraspecific taxa of Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews EDINB. J. BOT. 47(3): 273-281 (1990) „...It had been introduced from cultivation in Guangzhou in 1802 to the garden of Sir Abraham Hume at Wormley Bury, Hertfordshire...“
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Double Peonies, page 24.
Humei. (Anderson, 1810.) 5.7 (Sym. 1921). Cherry-pink. Discarded.
HUMEI (Anderson, 1810) - Double - Cherry-Pink - DISCARDED. 1930 Wild catalog: Late, large pink? too heavy for cut flower variety, but good landscape flower. M.
treated as species for many years after its introduction from China: [humei Sims], [humei Vilm]
