Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
MARCELLE DESSERT (Dessert). A large blush-pink Peony which...Read More fades to white and which blooms in midseason. It has a rose fragrance, good stems and splendid laterals which give the variety landscape value. We recommend it as a good variety at a medium price. $1.00
Per the APS website:
MARCELLE DESSERT (Dessert, 1899) - Double - Pink - Midseason. Tall. Fragrance not remarkable. Large. Guards long and reflexed; center mounded high and incurved; very pale pink with minute dots, and slightly paler in the collar; center flecked with crimson and opens in late stage showing greenish yellow carpels with red tips. Very floriferous; strong stems and foliage.
Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
MARCELLE DESSERT (Dessert). A large blush-pink Peony which...Read More