Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Peony and Iris catalog in Van Wert, Ohio:
JEANNOT (Dessert). A late blooming, pink Peony of loose fo...Read Morermation, which holds the color admirably and which is able to go through rain and wind storms without having its landscape value completely destroyed. Its cut bloom compares with that of PRESIDENT WILSON and EDWIN C. SHAW in quality and color, and it is probably not only one of Mr. Dessert's best Peonies, but also one of the best late pink Peonies in the world. Not quite equal to PHYLLIS KELWAY and SUZETTE as a landscape variety, but even better than SUZETTE as a cut flower. $10.00
Per the APS website:
JEANNOT (Dessert, 1918) Double-Pink-Late. Medium height. Faint fragrance. Large. Pale rose-pink, deepening to old-rose in center, with a distinct overcast of pale violet. Free-flowering wiry stems. Good foliage. Technically rose-form but globular in shape, of smooth, waxy substance with a greenish tint at the base of most petals.Excellent for garden decoration.
Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Peony and Iris catalog in Van Wert, Ohio:
JEANNOT (Dessert). A late blooming, pink Peony of loose fo...Read More