origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Check List of Chinese Peonies in Commerce] Japanese Peonies, page 57.
*Attraction. (Hollis, 1906.) 8.2 (Sym. 1925). Crimson.
ATTRACTION. (Hollis, 1906.) 8.2.
Japanese type; large; midseason. Guards long and broadly cupped, opening very vivid red, becoming crimson with a purple tinge; stami-nodes violet-crimson, edged buff at tips, shading to creamy pink at base; carpels feathered, pale greenish at base; kernels white; moderate rather pleasing fragrance. Average height; floriferous; stiff stems. Foliage sparse, recurved and narrow, with dark ruddy veins.
ATTRACTION (Hollis, 1908) - Japanese - Red - Midseason. Average height. Moderate, rather pleas-ing fragrance. Guards long and broadly cupped, opening very vivid red, becoming crimson with a purple fringe. Staminodes violet-crimson, edged buff at tips, shading to creamy pink at base: carpels feathered, pale greenish at base; kernels white; floriferous; stiff stems. Foliage sparse, recurred and narrow with dark ruddy veins. Midseason.
