Peony flowers are solitary at the top of branches, 10-17 cm in diameter; pedicels 4-6 cm long; bracts 5, long elliptic, varying in size; sepals 5, green, broadly ovate, varying in size; petals 5, or double, rose, reddish-purple, pink to white, usually highly variable, obovate, 5-8 cm long, 4.2-6 cm wide, with irregularly wavy tips.

Stamens 1-1.7 cm long, filaments purplish-red, pink, white distally, ca. 1.3 cm long, anthers oblong, 4 mm long; disk leathery, cupular, purplish-red, with several acute teeth or lobes at the tip, completely enveloping the carpels, dehiscing when they are ripe; carpels 5, sparsely more numerous, densely pilose. Follicles oblong, densely yellow-brown hirsute. As follows:

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The charm of peony flowers is, on the whole, large, graceful, gorgeous, colorful, elegant, delicate and handsome. This is the overall beauty of peony.

Peony culture is extremely rich and extensive, involving many disciplines such as literature, art, painting, horticulture, botany, pharmacology and folklore. Peony culture is the treasure of Chinese national culture. If the national culture is compared to a beautiful crown, then peony culture is a brilliant pearl set on the crown.

Peony is not only graceful, elegant and elegant, but also a symbol of good fortune and wealth. Folk call peony "rich flower", and in ancient times, when peony was in full bloom, women liked to use it as a headdress inserted into their temples, which not only increased the charm of the women, but also signified wealth and good fortune.

The peony, as a good-luck symbol, is extremely common in folklore, and it can be seen in paintings, carvings, buildings, porcelains, fabrics, garments, decorations, and all kinds of artifacts, including coins and stamps. The beautiful symbol of the peony is far more than the aesthetic value of the peony in people's mind. Therefore, peony has won the favor of emperors and generals as well as the common people.

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