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• Galene (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
• P. lactiflora 'Whitleyi'
• Paeonia albiflora flore pleno
• Paeonia albiflora Whitleji
• Paeonia chinensis flore albo pleno
• Paeonia sinensis alba plena
• Papilionacea (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
• Pivoine de la Chine pleine blanche
• Rosa Barry (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
• Snow White (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
• Stewart's America (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
• Whitleyii plena
• Whitley's double white Chinese Peony

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Bred by Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (China, before 1808).
Discovered by Dr. John Livingstone (United Kingdom, 1808).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Reginard Whitley in 1808 as 'Paeonia albiflora Whitleji'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Kelways Nursery in before 1856 as 'Queen Victoria'.

Hybrid lactiflora.  

White, light pink highlights, light yellow center, carmine-red flecks..  Outer petals shaded pink, inner petals sulphur-yellow.  Mild fragrance.  Large, double, bomb bloom form.  Early.  

Medium.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  

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According to the References, it was the double form of 'Whitleyii' which was introduced from China.
'Whitleyi' might have been reissued as 'Queen Victoria' - see References.