Peony is also a unique Chinese woody flower. Peony is regarded as the king of flowers, with rich cultural and painting works. And it has thousands of years of natural growth and 1500 years of artificial cultivation history. It is widely cultivated in China and has been introduced all over the world. The following small make-up inventory of those rare and unattainable peony varieties, come and have a look.
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1、 Wei Zi
The famous peony variety "Weizi" comes from the family of Wei Renbo in Luoyang during the Five Dynasties. The flowers are purplish red, lotus shaped or crown shaped. It has a long flowering period, a large amount of flowers, and a plump flower, which is called "after flowering".
Wei Zi
2、 Zhao Fen
The precious peony variety "zhaofen" comes from Zhaojia garden in Qing Dynasty. Because the flower is pink, it is called "boy face" in old times. The flower type is various, the plant growth vigor is strong, the flower quantity is big, is the multi flower variety, the fragrance is pleasant.
Zhao Fen
3、 Yao Huang
The rare peony variety "yaohuang" comes from Yao chongjia of baisimapo at the foot of Mangshan Mountain in Luoyang in Song Dynasty. The flowers are goose yellow in early bloom and golden in full bloom. The flower blooms higher than the leaf surface, the flower is neat, the flower shape is plump, the luster is shining, the smell is fragrant, has "the king of flowers" the name.
Yao Huang
4、 Er Qiao
Erqiao, a rare peony variety, originated from yinliyuan in Yuanfeng period of Song Dynasty. It was originally called "Luoyang brocade" and was renamed Erqiao after it was moved to Caozhou (now Heze). It is very strange that the same plant and branch can have two colors of purple and pink, or the same flower can have two colors of purple and pink.
Er Qiao
5、 Luoyang red
Luoyang red, a rare peony variety, is also known as zierqiao and ordinary red. The flowers are purple and red. It is a variety with abundant flowers. One plant can have hundreds of flowers, and the whole body is covered with Yingluo. Luxuriant, known as "after the new flower".
Luoyang red
6、 Royal yellow
The precious peony variety "yuyihuang" is also known as "yupaohuang". As the name suggests, its flowers are as noble and elegant as the yellow of royal clothes. The flowers are light yellow at the beginning and yellow white in full bloom.
Royal yellow
7、 Drunk Yang Fei
The precious peony variety "jiuzui Yangfei" has pink purple flowers, and the top is pink. Because of its soft branches, drooping flower heads and delicate drunkenness, it is named "drunken Yang Fei".
Drunken Princess
8、 Green Dragon lies in ink pool
The rare peony variety "Qinglong womochi" is of tuogui type and sometimes crown type. The flower bud is cone-shaped; the flower is dark purple and light (187-d); the flower diameter is 19cm × 6cm. The outer petal is 2-whorled, broad, slightly upturned, with dark purple halo at the base; the inner petal is curled, with normal stamens between the petals, and the pistil petals turn into green petals. Pedicel shorter, Microsoft, flowers lateral. Middle flower varieties. The plant type is medium and high. The leaf surface is yellow green with purple halo. The pistil is green in the flower center, surrounded by dark purple multi-layer petals, like a green dragon lying in the middle of the ink pool, so it is called the green dragon lying in the ink pool.
Black Dragon Lake
9、 Snow tower
The precious peony variety "white snow tower" comes from Luoyang. It is named Baiyu, formerly known as yulouchun. It is recorded in Luoyang Peony by Shihou of song and Zhou Dynasties: "yulouchun, thousand leaves and white flowers. Like jade steamed cake and high, like a building. Flowers white, crown shaped. The outer petal is large, the inner petal is thin and wrinkled, and the petal base has purple halo. The diameter of the flower is 16 cm and the height is 8 cm. The flower is green and white at the beginning, and white as snow and jade.
Snow tower
10、 Bean green
The famous peony variety "doulv". Crown or hydrangea. The flower bud is round and often dehiscent at the top; the flower is yellow green (144-d); the flower diameter is 12cm × 6cm. Outer petal 2-3 whorls, thick and hard, base with purple spots, inner petal dense, wrinkled; pistil petalized or degenerated. The pedicels are soft and the flowers droop. Late flowering varieties. The plant type is short, and it is easy to develop. The branches are thin, the annual branches are short, and the internodes are short; the scale buds are narrow and pointed, like the beak, light brown green, and the scales are red at the top. The leaves are medium-sized and long, with a total petiole about 12cm long, flat and outstretched; the leaflets are broad and Mao shaped, with many notches, short and pointed ends, drooping, green and slightly purple halo on the leaf surface, and dense tomentose on the back. In the growth potential, the flower rate was high and the sprouting branches were more. This flower is rare and precious in the world.
Bean green