Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]:
WILBUR WRIGHT. (Kelway, 1909.) 8.0.
Single type; medium size; midseason. Dark crimson-maroon with attractive center of yellow stamens; odor slightly unpleasant. Medium tall; stems upright. Medium green foliage.
"Described as a single but really has two or three rows of guard petals. Good landscape variety; does not burn in the sun."—Little. .
Wilbur Wright (Kelway 1909), very dark blackish-red; the darkest single variety. Dark stems. One medium-size flower per stem borne well above the foliage; does not "burn" in strong sun. m.ac. Single
WILBUR WRIGHT (Kelway, 1909) - Single - Red - Midseason. Medium tall. Odor slightly unpleasant. Medium size. Dark crimson-maroon with attractive center of yellow stamens. Stems upright. Medium green foliage. "Described as a single but really has two or three rows of guard petals. Good landscape variety; does not burn in the sun."--Little. M.
'Wilbur Wright' (Kelway, 1909),*,B,1-3/ 70-90,90,früh ,braunrot,A1,Starkwüchsig, aufrecht.
'Wilbur Wright' (Kelways 1909) : flr. semi-double rouge-marron foncé, étamines jaunes, mi-saison
