Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
MADAME BENOIT RIVIERE (Riviere). Originated by Benoit Rivi...Read Moreere, who introduced also PHILIPPE RIVOIRE, the very best red Peony in the world. This variety, MADAME BENOIT RIVIERE, is a very soft rose-pink Peony which bleaches nearly white, and which, after the main blooms are gone, has some landscape value as it holds its laterals on graceful stems. $2.00
Per the APS website:
MME. BENOIT RIVIERE (Riviere, 1911) - Double - Pink - SUPPRESSED - Midseason.
Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
MADAME BENOIT RIVIERE (Riviere). Originated by Benoit Rivi...Read More