origination:
Peonies, The Manual of the American Peony Society, edited by James Boyd © 1928 American Peony Society: [Descriptive List of Chinese Peonies]:
PIERRE DUCHARTRE. pyair-du-shartr'. (Crousse, 1895.) 8.2
Double type; large; late. Old-rose-pink of opaque quality, with a silvery sheen; rose-scented. Medium height; floriferous; stems lax at base. Good foliage.
An excellent ball-form with regularly overlapped petals of firm, heavy substance. Color similar in some ways to Therese, but lacks the translucent texture of that variety.
PIERRE DUCHARTRE (Crousse, 1895) - Double - Pink - Late. Medium height. Rose scented. Large. Old-rose-pink of opaque quality with a silvery sheen, floriferous, stems lax at base. Good foliage. M. Wild 1955 catalog.
Rivière (1995):
'Pierre Duchartre' /Félix Crousse/1895
