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Peonies form large, round flowers on shrubs that make a lovely hedge. Colors include while, red and purple. Flowers can also be cut and put into a vase for a gorgeous centerpiece.
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(p´n), any plant of the genus Paeonia of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family, although placed in the order Dilleniales as a separate family, the Paeoniaceae, by many modern botanists), ...
Peony flowers are one of the joys of the spring garden. Watching the daily progression of growth as the fat terminal buds swell to the size of a golf ball, and then suddenly explodes into a profusion of color is a delight.
- Peony flowered mid season flowering camellia
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Tree Peony, Moutan Peony
The so-called Tree Peony is really a deciduous shrub, with flowers up to 1 foot across. Single, semi-double, and double, silky-petaled blooms are white, pink, lavender, purple, yellow, and bicolor.
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Big Ben
This gorgeous and easy-growing heirloom selection from 1943 offers very large, rose-red blooms.
Single Peony
The gorgeous, deep red blossoms of 'Nippon Beauty' have prominent central buttons of petaloids (tiny petals) of the same color, but have a flush of yellow for some impressive contrast that really makes these blooms stand out.
How to Grow Peony, or Peonies
Paeoniaceae
Thick and lush leaves. Big, bright, showy flowers. These are the two most common descriptions of peonies.Oh, we forgot the word "popular".
The silky-petaled peony is poised to steal the spotlight with its rich colors, delicious fragrance, and luxuriant foliage
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Paeonia officinalis is a European peony, the first to bloom in late spring. The flowers are double pompons up to 4 inches across. The foliage remains attractive until fall, disappearing underground entirely for the winter.
This stunning herbaceous woodland peony has upright red-mottled stems and dark green leaves that are elliptic or lance-shaped with rough margins. It bears usually solitary, single creamy white to pale pink blossoms that are cup-shaped and elegant.
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Common Peony
(Paeonia officinalis)
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Peony
Peonies are renowned for their large, colorful, bowl-shaped, flowers and dark green foliage. Once established, these beauties are some of the longest-lived and most reliable garden plants.
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Peony care
Feeding: Peonies are heavy feeders. D'Aoust recommends top-dressing them each fall with a five-centimetre layer of homemade compost or well-rotted cattle manure.
Peony, Japanese 'Fantastic' (Tischler 1972)
'Fantastic' is a beautiful new Japanese variety. The outer petals are an unusual rose-pink color. The attractive center is filled with many pink staminodes. Bright green foliage. Striking! ...
Peony (Paeony)
Peonies have been cultivated for more than 2,000 years, and are native to Asia, southern Europe and the western states of North America.
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Over 30 species of clump-forming herbaceous perennials (most) and deciduous, sometimes suckering shrubs or subshrubs (tree peonies). Leaves are compound, and leaflets usually are toothed or lobed.
Peony - A Beautiful, Fragrant, and Low Maintenance Perennial
The mid-point of summer is near- it may not be too soon to consider ordering catalogues for fall planting. One perennial to consider planting is the peony.
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PEONY One of the most gorgeous of all border plants. Has strikingly ornamental foliage and large ball-like blooms diffusing perfume. Height 1 m (3 ft), flowers May to the end of July. May be had as a white, cream, pink or red.
This peony has very large, bright yellow double blossoms that stand above the lush, dark green, deeply dissected foliage. Flowers have a pleasant, slightly spicy scent. An especially vigorous plant, the sturdy flower stems require no staking.
Tree peony flowers and plant habit
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Chinese peony is a large perennial with handsome foliage that looks great in the garden even after the spring flower show has ended.
"Black Cloud" Peony Poppy, or Opium Poppy, is named not only for its large nearly-black purple-double flowers, but alludes romantically the smoky interior of the classical opium den as consisting of a haze or black cloud.
6" fully double peony-like blooms, which open white and change to a soft pink, are borne in late summer on this large growing perennial hibiscus.
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Peony (Paeonia species)
Peperomia (Peperomia species)
Peppermint (Mentha x piperita, Mentha piperita)
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Periwinkle (Vinca species)
Perovskia (Perovskia species)
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Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood Botanical Name Common Name Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny Pachysandra Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Pachysandra Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata' Pachysandra (syn. 'Silver Edge') Paeonia suffruticosa Tree Peony ...
Flowers: double at first, single later; peony-like flower; 12-20 cm (6-8 in); deep violet-blue sepals suffused with purple and red and golden stamens. Flowers late spring and early autumn. Leaves are ternate. Pruning -light. The best double clematis.
Make certain that the eyes will be no deeper than two inches when the planting is completed, or your Peony may fail to bloom. If potted peonies are being planted, plant them at same level as they are growing in the pot.
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^ '-'吁尽"确定国花 梅花还是牡丹--激辩 (Chinese: The public calls for speedy designation of national flower; debates intense between plum blossom and peony)
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With such a wealth of modern peony varieties to choose from, it's easy to overlook the species, but some are well worth growing. This lovely one comes from southern Europe.
From late winter to early spring large white peony-form flowers with a golden boss of stamens appear on this handsome evergreen shrub. The leaves are dark green and glossy and provide a great backdrop to the luminous flowers when they appear.
200cm, erect growing woody shrub peony from Yunnan Province, China. This beautifful species is similar to Paeonia suffruticosa, yet leaves have less segments and it makes large, pure white flower cups with a strong sweet musk fragrance.
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Paeonia suffruticosa--Tree Peony, Moutan Peony
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Peonies (and even Tree Peonies) may need staking or ringing with age, as their oversize inflorescences will weight down when wet or when the basal crown becomes too large. Tree Peony also goes by the name of Paeonia arborea, ...
The Lady Laura Camellia blooms mid season with peony-like blooms that are a pink color with rose streaking. Camellia japonica 'Lady Laura' comes from T.E. Lundy of Florida and has a medium growth rate with an upright growth habit. Syn. 'Laola Furen'.
When the ovary is situated on the centre of the receptacle, free from the other whorls, so that its base is above the insertion of the stamens, it is termed superior, as in Lychnis, Primula (fig. 61) and Peony (fig. 64) (see also fig. 28).
Also it was used against leucorrhea, mixed with white sulphurine, white shamrock and peony roots. The boiled lily root was placed on swellings, on infected sores and on the chest of those suffering from cough.
This plant hath thick and fat leaves of a deep green colour, the upper part whereof is somewhat bluntly nicked or toothed, having sundry diversions or cuts, in some leaves many, in others fewer, like unto a female Peony.
(Peony)
Panicum sp. (Switchgrass)
Pennisetum sp. (Fountain Grass)
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
Phlomis sp. (Jerusalem Sage)
Phlox subulata (Creeping Phlox)
Podophyllum sp. (Mayapple)
Polystichum sp. (Shield Fern)
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Melastoma melabathricum, Melastoma polyanthum, Tibouchina grandiflora, Melastoma sanguineum (Pink Tibouchina, Straits Rhododendron, Chinese Wild Peony, Indian rhododendron, Lasiandra, Pink Glory Bush, Family: Melastomataceae) ...
 See also: Green, May, Varieties, Lady, Pink
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