origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]
CLAIRETTE. (Dessert, 1905.) 8.1.
Single type; large; midseason. Pale pink buds, opening to regularly formed white flowers of silky texture with a tuft of yellow stamens in the center; no appreciable fragrance. Tall; profuse in bloom; strong stems. Good foliage.
Blooms in clusters and its stiff stems give it some value for decorative use in the garden.
"Too tall and straggling for an ideal garden single."—Saunders.
CLAIRETTE (Dessert, 1905)- Single - Pink -Pink to White. Tall. No appreciable fragrance. Large. Pale pink buds, opening regularly formed white flowers of silky texture with a tuft of yellow stamens in the center. Profuse in bloom; strong stems. Good foliage. Blooms in clusters and its stiff stems give it some value as a decorative use in the garden. M.
Rivière (1995):
'Clairette' /Dessert & Méchin/1905
