| Originator/Registrant: | Auten |
| Year of Registration or Introduction: | 1931 |
| Cultivar Group (Type): | Lactiflora |
| Season of bloom: | Midseason (week 4) |
| Flower Form: | Japanese |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower color description: | Bright red like Mikado, but with fuller center. Fades at last, |
| Flower size: | Very large |
| Needs support: | No |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Flowers: | Showy |
![Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-06-03
"Paeonia lactiflora 'Red Emperor', 2015, [Peony] (3-JAP-R), pay-O](/pics/2015-06-03/frankrichards16/582087-250.jpg "Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-06-03
\"Paeonia lactiflora 'Red Emperor', 2015, [Peony] (3-JAP-R), pay-O")
![Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-06-03
"Paeonia lactiflora 'Red Emperor', 2015, [Peony] (3-JAP-R), pay-O](/pics/2015-06-03/frankrichards16/f53f6d-250.jpg "Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-06-03
\"Paeonia lactiflora 'Red Emperor', 2015, [Peony] (3-JAP-R), pay-O")
![Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-06-03
"Paeonia lactiflora 'Red Emperor', 2015, [Peony] (3-JAP-R), pay-O](/pics/2015-06-03/frankrichards16/506424-250.jpg "Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-06-03
\"Paeonia lactiflora 'Red Emperor', 2015, [Peony] (3-JAP-R), pay-O")
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