source of the name:
used by A.P.Saunders for breeding (link to Saunders' notebooks)
Paeonia peregrina – historische Kultivare
Diese historischen Definitionen von Paeonia peregrina weichen erheblich von unserer heutigen ab. Viele der zu Saunders' Zeit als Varietäten von Paeonia officinalis angesehenen Formen (wie 'Fire King', 'Otto Froebel', Sunbeam' etc.) gehören heute eindeutig in den Formenkreis von Paeonia peregrina, womit auch Baker's Ausspruch [P. peregrina. South Europe. (Bot. Mag., Vol. 26, PI. 1050.) "Not distinct from P. officinalis as a species in any broad sense. I do not know how to distinguish it from P. pubens or P. banatica"—Baker. Flowers bright crimson.] zu verstehen ist.
A.P. Saunders: PEONY SPECIES (Other than albiflora and moutan) in: Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society:
P. peregrina. South Europe. (Bot. Mag., Vol. 26, PI. 1050.) "Not distinct from P. officinalis as a species in any broad sense. I do not know how to distinguish it from P. pubens or P. banatica"—Baker. Flowers bright crimson. Varieties:
Blushing Maid
Brilliant
Byzantina
compacta
Daniel Dewar
Exquisite
Grevillei rosea
Grevillei rubra
Ruby Queen
Seraph
