Paeonia clusii

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Paeonia clusii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Paeoniaceae
Genus: Paeonia
Species: P. clusii
Binomial name
Paeonia clusii
Stern

Paeonia clusii is found only on the islands of Crete and Rhodes (ssp. rhodia). It has pinkish-purple stem up to 30 cm long and glaucous dissected leaves. The scented flowers are white and up to 12 cm in diameter. P. clusii blooms in mid-spring.[1]

Notes

  1. Peonies: The Imperial Flower by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall ISBN 0-297-82424-4
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