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BIG BEN (Auten, 1943) - Double - Red - Early. Tall. Fragrant. Medium dark red bomb; opens well, large bloom on stiff stems. Continues to give promise as a most valuable addition to the list of commercial cut flower reds. Especially good in the South. Catalogs and List in Bulletin 91.
BIG BEN (1943) - D E. Tall dark red bomb. Fragrant. Good cut flower.
Big Ben (Auten 1943) M. Bomb type; large flower is a muted, deep old rose red, very fragrant. Vigorous, stout; tall, to 48 inches, in flower a well grown mature plant stands over most other peonies; a superb performer.
'Big Ben' (USA Auten 1943). Leuchtend violettrote, dicht gefüllte Bl mit Duft. Sehr auffallend und schön.
BIG BEN, Auten (USA), 1943, Paeonia lactiflora, Full double red flowers with little sidebuds. A stout variety thanks to her relatively fine leaflets, reddish stems and delicous and sweet fragrance. 'Big Ben' is a perfect variety for the combined (peony-)border. A well grown mature plant stands over most other peonies. With the modestly sized flowers it performs very well without support.
BIG BEN, Auten (USA), 1943, Paeonia lactiflora, Donkerrood en volledig gevuld met weinig zijknoppen. Een statig gewas dankzij het relatief fijne blad met roodachtige stelen en de overheerlijk geurende bloemen. Voor gecombineerde (pioenen-)tuinen is dit een uitstekende cultivar. In bloei steekt ze boven de meeste andere lactiflora-cultivars uit en dankzij de niet extreme bloemgrootte (m.n. in knopvorm) houdt ze haar bloemen zeer fier overeind.
Big Ben (Auten, 1943) Red, bomb-type double, early-midseason, very fragrant, 36" tall, lactiflora cultivar. Medium red bomb center is framed by large guard petals. Opens well on stiff stems. Good in hot climates. Love that fragrance - rare in red peonies!
Tartu Ülikooli Botaanikaaed (THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU) INDEX PLANTARUM : Paeonia 'Big Ben' Auten 1951
Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk: index plantarum 2007, available under [link]: listed
