Paeonia peregrina
Paeonia peregrina | |
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P. peregrina, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol.144 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Paeoniaceae |
Genus: | Paeonia |
Species: | P. peregrina
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Binomial name | |
Paeonia peregrina Mill.
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Paeonia peregrina is a species of flowering plant in the peony family Paeoniaceae, native to Southeastern Europe and Turkey. It is an erect, herbaceous perennial with 9-lobed, deeply divided leaves. Single, glossy red flowers, 10–13 cm (4–5 in) in diameter, with prominent yellow stamens, are borne in spring (May in the Northern Hemisphere).[1]
The cultivar 'Otto Froebel' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Paeonia peregrina 'Otto Froebel'". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 71. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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Categories:
- Peonies
- Flora of Western Asia
- Flora of Europe
- Taxa named by Philip Miller
- National symbols of Kosovo
- Saxifragales stubs