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• Active (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Docteur Bretonneau
• Dr. Bretonneau (hybrid lactiflora, Verdier, 1854)
• Fairy Queen (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Isabelle Karlitzky (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Lady Bramwell (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Lady Leonora Bramwell (syn. Dr. Bretonneau)
• Madame Modeste (Syn. Dr. Bretonneau')
• Marquis Ito (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Nell Gwynn (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Reevesiana (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Rosea plenissima superba (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Rosea superba (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')
• Thisbé (Syn. 'Dr. Bretonneau')

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Bred by Philippe-Victor Verdier (France, 1854).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Kelways Nursery in before 1895 as 'Docteur Bretonneau'.

Hybrid lactiflora.  

Seashell-pink, lilac shading, silver(y) highlights, darker flecks. .  Cream center.  Mild, rose fragrance.  Average diameter 5".  Medium to large, very double, bomb bloom form.  Early.  

Height: 33" to 37" (85 to 95cm).  

If you know the parentage of this peony, or other details, please contact us.

Verdier's 'Docteur Bretonneau' was first described as a very large, very full, vivid pink, bombé flower when first introduced.

It is likely that the light pink flower confused with Kelway's 'Lady Leonora Bramwell' was Guérin's 'Dr. Bretonneau', not Verdier's peony of the same name.