origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]
GIGANTEA. 8.2.
Double type; very large; early midseason. Clear rose-pink, fading to light old-rose with silver-tipped petals; mild, pleasing fragrance. Tall; floriferous; sprawling stems. Good foliage.
Its chief merit is its size, which is sometimes enormous. Likely to be a coarse, rough flower of flattish form, and it seems to be of best quality on young plants. Stems too weak to support blooms. Original name was Lamartine, (Calot, 1860) but is called Gigantea to distinguish it from another Lamartine introduced by Lemoine.
LAMARTINE. (Calot, 1860.) 8.3.
The original name of Gigantea, which see. The use of Gigantea is recommended to avoid confusion with Lamartine (Lemoine, 1908).
GIGANTEA (Calot, 1860) Syn. LAMARTINE. - Double - Pink - Early Midseason. Tall. Mild, pleasing fragrance. Very large. Clear rose-pink, fading to light old-rose -with silver tipped petals. Floriferous; sprawling stems. Good foliage. Its chief worth is its size, which is sometimes enormous. Likely to be a coarse, rough flower of flattish form, and it seems to be of best quality on young plants. Stems too weak to support blooms. Called Gigantea to distinguish it from another Lamartine introduced by Lemoine. M.
LAMARTINE (Calot, 1860) - Syn. GIGANTEA . Double - Pink - M.
Rivière (1995):
'Gigantea' /Calot/1860
Rivière (1995):
'Lamartine' /Calot/1860
Tartu Ülikooli Botaanikaaed (THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU) INDEX PLANTARUM : Paeonia 'Gigantea' Calot 1860
