Peony
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Botanical Name |
Paeonia sinensis |
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Other Names |
Moutan |
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Description |
60cm/2ft Flower: red May-June |
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Part Used |
Whole herb |
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Other Notes |
It is an emblem of spring It is said to be an antidote to evil In Chinese legend a scholar fell in love with a beautiful lady. However after hearing a important Chinese moralist was on his way she departed in haste saying “I am not a human creature, I am the soul of a peony. Your love warmed me into a human shape –but now I must return to the flowers” she then withered into the flower |