Paeonia officinalis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Paeonia officinalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Paeonia officinalis, Linn. (P.fulgida, Sabine). Fig. 2724. St. stout, 2-3 ft. high, 1 -headed: lvs. dark above, pale beneath, the lowest more divided than the others, having 15-20 oblong-lanceolate lfts., 1 in. or more broad: outer sepals leaflike; petals dark crimson, l 1/2-2 in. broad, obovate; stigmas crimson, recurved: follicles 2-3, becoming 1 in. long. May, June. Eu. One of the old forms in gardens. B.M. 1784. Gn. 53, p. 233.— By some combined with P. peregrina. Var. albo-plena, Hort. Fls. double, white tinged with red. Gn. 19:14. Garden forms are given trade names, as: anemonaeflora, crimson, globular fls., with a mass of twisted crimson stamens, edged with yellow. A.G. 17:663. Gn. 31:512; blanda, pale pink; lobata, lvs. distinctly lobed: fls. cerise-salmon, a very unusual color. Gn. 79, p. 351; rosea, rich deep rose; Sabini, rich deep crimson petals and yellow stamens. L.B.C. Var. festiva, Tausch. Fls. white, with red centers. Native of Eu. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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