Paeonia broteri

Paeonia broteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species: P. mascula
Binomial name
Paeonia mascula
Boiss. & Reut.

Paeonia broteri (=P. broteroi) is a close relative of P. mascula. It grows only in Spain and Portugal. It bears rose-pink flowers about 12 cm wide and glossy green leaves. It reaches up to 40 centimetres (16 in) in height.[1]

References

  1. ^ Peonies: The Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall ISBN 4 297 82424 4