origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]
DARKNESS. (Brand, 1913.) 8.2.
Single type; medium size; midseason. The evenly rounded guard petals are dark maroon-red, shading darker at the base, and are arranged in a single row around the center of bright gold stamens; pleasantly fragrant. Medium tall, upright plant, with stiff but graceful stems.
Mr. Little wrote the above description.
"Very profuse bloomer. Flowers hold unusually long as a cut-flower and it is fine for this purpose."—Brand.
"Rated too high. It burns badly in the sun."—Fewkes.
DARKNESS (Brand, 1913) - Single - Red - Midseason. Medium height. Pleasant fragrance. Medium size. The evenly rounded guard petals are dark maroon-red, shading darker at the base, and are arranged in a single row around the center of bright gold stamens. Upright plant. with stiff but graceful stems. Very free bloomer. Flowers hold unusually long as a cut flower, and it is fine for this purpose. Fewkes says: Rated too high. It burns badly in the sun. M.
