Baumann, H, 1999, Paeonia p. 94, 100-101 in: Die griechische Pflanzenwelt in Mythos, Kunste und Literatur , 4. Aufl. München, Hirmer ISBN 3-7774-6100-8 (contains good colour-pictures of the greek peonies)

Stearn, William T., 1941,Plants new and noteworthy: „Paeonia rhodia“, THE WILD PAEONY OF RHODES. Gard. Chron. 110:158-160, fig7

Stearn, William T., DavisPH,1984, Peonies of Greece. Kifissia, Greece:,Goulandris Natural History Museum, JMakris SA ISBN 0.565.00975.3.

Stearn, William T., 1995, in Cullen, J. & al. European Garden Flora, vol. 4 : 18-23, Cambridge University Press