Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
NINA SECOR (Secor). One of the tallest white Peonies in ou...Read Morer garden which blooms very late in the season, but not quite as late as ENCHANTRESSE. This variety absolutely needs support, and without that support it should be planted in the cutting garden only. Its lateral blooms are very small, they open with the very latest varieties in the garden, and have some landscape value after the main blooms are trimmed away. This variety is very valuable for producing high grade, pure white show blooms. Although I can remember that in former seasons some of the petals had a very slight carmine edge, it has not been visible on any of the blooms in later years. We hope to see it at every National Peony Show. $7.50
Per the APS website:
NINA SECOR (Secor, 1922) - Double - White - Midseason. Average height. Bitter fragrance, moderate. Medium to large. Pure white, with yellow glow in depths; petals very smooth and firm, built into a rounded, semi-globular form with a tulip-like center, fine crimson edge on a few central petals, and the guards petals are splashed with maroon; moderate, bitter fragrance. Floriferous, crooked stems, bearing flowers in clusters. Foliage narrow, incurved, dark green. A flower of glorious form in all stages, but needs careful disbudding to bring it to exhibition size, and the stems need support.
Per the 1928 Lee R. Bonnewitz Iris and Peony catalog of Van Wert, Ohio:
NINA SECOR (Secor). One of the tallest white Peonies in ou...Read More