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Paeonia cambessedesii is a perennial herbaceous species of peony about 45 cm high. It has pink flowers. The stems, major veins and undersides of the leaves remain purple red, while the upper surface of the leaves turns into a metallic bluish green when fully grown and its lower leaves consist of no more than nine leaflets or segments.
The slightly nodding bisexual flowers grow three or four to a shoot, the shoots springing from the leaf axils. The flowers are 10–12 cm wide, are borne on a pedicels 5–9 cm in length, and open in late May and early June. Each flower is subtended by four or five lance-shaped bracts. There are three to five green sepals with a rounded outline ...
The California peony is a summer-deciduous perennial herbaceous plant of 35–75 cm high.Each shoot usually carries seven to twelve compound leaves, each primary segment is 3–9 cm long and 1–6 cm wide, and the finest divisions are linear to spade-shaped.
Learn how to grow peonies with this guide. Find tips on planting, peony types, seasonal care, fixing common problems, and achieving stunning blooms.
Here's how to grow peonies in your garden, including what to know about planting, caring, and cutting these perennial flowers for a vase.
Peony, by Chinese artist Wang Qian, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) Portrait of a peony by Chinese artist Yun Shouping, 17th century. The peony is among the longest-used flowers in Eastern culture. Along with the plum blossom, it is a traditional floral symbol of China, where the Paeonia suffruticosa is called 牡丹 (mǔdān). It is also known as ...
Paeonia lactiflora was known as the white peony (P. albiflora) when first introduced into Europe. [4] It was brought to England in the mid-18th century, and is the parent of most modern varieties.
Paeonia mairei is a species of peony, that is endemic to the mountains of central China. Its vernacular name in China is 美丽芍药 (mei li shao yao) meaning "beautiful peony". The plant may be between 45 and 100 cm high and has mostly rose-pink flowers of about 10 cm across, one on each stem.