Peony petals are obovate, and the disk is shallow cup-shaped. The flowering period is from May to June, and the flowers are usually planted at the top of the stem or near the axils of the top leaves. The original flower is white with 5 ~ 13 petals. Horticultural varieties are rich in color, including white, pink, red, purple, yellow, green, black and multicolor, with flower diameter 10 ~ 30 cm and hundreds of petals. The fruit is spindle-shaped, and the seeds are round, rectangular or pointed.
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plant culture
Paeonia lactiflora is known as "Hua Xian" and "Flower Appearance" and is listed as one of the "Top Ten Famous Flowers", also known as "May Flower God". As the flower of love since ancient times, it has been honored as the representative flower of Valentine's Day in China. In addition, "Han Xiangyun is drunk and sleeps with peony" is regarded as one of the classic scenes in A Dream of Red Mansions.
draw
In the history of artistic painting in China, peony is rich and colorful. Emperor Guangxu once wrote Peony Map. Zhang Qiuhai, a famous oil painting master in China, painted a picture of peony in Qiuhai.
city flower
The peony scenic spots in China mainly include: Yangzhou, Jiangsu (China Yizheng Peony Festival, Yizheng Peony Garden is commonly known as China No.1 Peony Garden), Zhongjiang, Sichuan (hometown of peony in China, 4A scenic spot of Peony Valley in China), Bozhou (the largest Chinese herbal medicine trading market in China), as well as Heze (Cao Zhou Baihua Garden), Luoyang (National Peony Garden) and Beijing (Jingshan Park).
On June 5, 2005, the Standing Committee of the Fifth People's Congress of Yangzhou decided to add Paeonia lactiflora as the city flower of Yangzhou.
poetic sentiment
Peony is an important flower in A Dream of Red Mansions, and the sixty-second "Han Xiangyun Drunk Sleeping Peony" should be one of the most beautiful scenes in A Dream of Red Mansions.
One legend is that ...
Legend has it that peony is not an ordinary flower species, but a plague on earth in a certain year. Jade girl or flower god stole the queen mother elixir for the savior and spread it all over the world. As a result, some became woody peonies, others became herbaceous peonies, and peonies still carry the word "medicine" to this day. Peony and peony can indeed be used as medicine. Peony is the most famous, and peony is the top grade of nourishing yin and enriching blood.
There was a similar legend in the ancient west, saying that Askell Lepire, a famous ancient Greek doctor, had a clever student. Champion took care of you, and he even cured the injury of the ghost Heidi. Asker Lepier was jealous and killed her brother. Fortunately, the breeder turned Pei Xiaodi into a flower that can cure diseases, that is, peony, out of kindness for him. West Renye Fang has always believed that Paeonia lactiflora has some magic power. Where peony grows, the devil will disappear without a trace, even against Datura, the most poisonous flower.
References:
Paeonia lactiflora (a perennial herbaceous flower of Paeonia in Paeoniaceae) _ Baidu Encyclopedia