Paeonia × suffruticosa

Paeonia × suffruticosa

"Paeonia" × "suffruticosa" is a name used for a group of cultivars of tree peonies that are the result of hybridisation with species exclusively belonging to the subsection Vaginatae. Plants belonging to this group have been cultivated for millennia in China, initially only as a source of traditional Chinese medicine particularly the skin of its roots.
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Naming

The name "Paeonia" × "suffruticosa" is derived from two different sources. The genus name "Paeonia" derives from the name Paeon. In Greek mythology, Paeon was a disciple of the god of medicine, Ascleplus. The species name "suffruticosa" is composed of two parts. The first part "suf-" is only a prefix; the second part "fruticosa", means shrub-like.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderSaxifragales
FamilyPaeoniaceae
GenusPaeonia
SpeciesP. × suffruticosa
Photographed in
Belgium
Germany
South Korea