origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies] Double Peonies, page 79.
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU. a-d61f-roo-sso'. (Dessert & Mechin, 1890.) 8.5.
Double type; very large; early midseason. Dark, lustrous red shaded maroon, showing yellow stamens and light red stigmas in center; odor somewhat disagreeable. Tall; floriferous; stems very strong. Foliage dark, tinged red.
Young and weak plants produce single flowers and the side blooms on established plants are almost always single. At its best, a very large, handsome flower, but it requires a strong plant and a favorable season to develop it. Good for garden decoration.
listed by:
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU (Dessert & Mechin, 1890) - Double - Red - Early - Midseason. Tall. Moderate fragrance, but disagreeable. Dark, lustrous red shaded maroon, showing yellow stamens and light red stigmas in center; odor somewhat disagreeable. Tall; floriferous; stems very strong. Foliage dark, tinged red.
Blumenschmidt (1938)
Adolphe Rousseau, samtig blutrot
AdolpheRousseau , [Paeonia sinensis Gefülltblühende Sorten:] samtigblutrot mit Silberspitzen
Adolphe Rousseau (Dessert 1890), fine lustrous maroon-red; a splendid colour. Very large. Dark foliage. t.el.
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU (Dessert et Mechin, 1890], Très belle fleur pourpre foncé à reflets métalliques très brillants. Plante recherchée pour la fleur coupée en raison de sa belle tenue. Précoce. H. 1,10 m.
'Adolphe Rousseau' /Dessert & Méchin/1890
Kortmann (1998)
'Adolphe Rousseau' (Dessert & Méchin, Frankrijk, 1890) Bloemen purperrood met lichte metaalglans, gevuld, vroeg; meeldraden tamelijk klein, zichtbaar; bladeren groen met roodbruine ondertoon; hoogte 90 cm; bloemstelen zeer stevig; vertakking goed. Deze meer dan 100 jaar oude, zeer mooie cultivar wordt nog steeds veel gekweekt en is geschikt voor zowel de tuin als voor de snij.
Adolphe Rousseau' (Dessert et Mechin 1890) : fl. double, rouge violacé, brillante
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Tartu Ülikooli Botaanikaaed (THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU) INDEX PLANTARUM : Paeonia 'Adolphe Rousseau’ Dessert, Mechin 1890
Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk: index plantarum 2007, available under [link]: listed
