type: [tree peony] [suffruticosa group] [China central plains cultivar group]
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Intoxicated Xishi |
Pink, crown shaped, the outer petals are large, soft and almost white on the tips, the inner circles of petals are smaller, stiffer and crinkled, flower size 8" with delicate fragrance; plant height to 7 feet; the stems are not very strong; when the wind blows this beautiful flower sways to and fro resembling an intoxicated lovely lady. (Xishi is the name of a famous beauty who lived in the 5th century B.C.) E |
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Carsten Burkhardt's Web Project Paeonia - The Peony Database |
TTTT06 TTTT07 TTTT08 |
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