Paeonia delavayi

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Common name: Boompioen, Tree peony, 滇牡丹 dian mu dan

Family: Paeoniaceae (Peony)

Synonym: Paeonia delavayi f. superba, Paeonia delavayi var. lutea, Paeonia lutea, Paeonia lutea 'Superba', Paeonia potaninii, Paeonia potaninii var. trollioides

Distribution: China

Hardiness: Zone 06

Life form: Shrub

Comments: This tree peony was discovered on Mount Hee Chan Men in Yunnan by Père Jean-Marie Delavay (1834-1895), a missionary and botanist who sent a very high number of dried plants to the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. This species is endemic to China. It grows in spruce forests and at the edge of thickets at an altitude of 3,300 to 4,000 m. It flowers from late spring to early summer; the bright yellow flowers can be up to 7.5 cm. wide. It is hardy up to -15ºC.

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