ESOX LUCIUS
NOW THAT'S A ROSE!
Uhm....it is not. But it should be, should it not? It's 'rosier' than a rose. Redder than any red rose and has so much more underskirt :-)
Paeonia lactiflora hybrid, or Chinese Peony (芍 or 白芍 in Chinese; pinyin: sháo or bái sháo; bái meaning "white") is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia. It is about 60-100 cm tall with large compound leaves 20-40 cm long. The flower buds are large and round, opening into large flowers 8-16 cm diameter, with 5-10 white, pink, or crimson petals and yellow stamens.
It is used as a medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called 芍药 (pinyin: sháo yào) or 白芍药 (pinyin: bái sháo yào). The root is used to reduce fever and pain, and on wounds to stop bleeding and prevent infection. An antispasmodic effect is also recorded in the Japanese pharmacopoeia.
It is also widely grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, with several hundred selected cultivars; many of the cultivars have double flowers, with the stamens modified into additional petals.
It does not like moving, but this one survived two major moves and flowers each year in abundance. We have the white variety also but that one is still budding...
NOW THAT'S A ROSE!
Uhm....it is not. But it should be, should it not? It's 'rosier' than a rose. Redder than any red rose and has so much more underskirt :-)
Paeonia lactiflora hybrid, or Chinese Peony (芍 or 白芍 in Chinese; pinyin: sháo or bái sháo; bái meaning "white") is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia. It is about 60-100 cm tall with large compound leaves 20-40 cm long. The flower buds are large and round, opening into large flowers 8-16 cm diameter, with 5-10 white, pink, or crimson petals and yellow stamens.
It is used as a medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called 芍药 (pinyin: sháo yào) or 白芍药 (pinyin: bái sháo yào). The root is used to reduce fever and pain, and on wounds to stop bleeding and prevent infection. An antispasmodic effect is also recorded in the Japanese pharmacopoeia.
It is also widely grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, with several hundred selected cultivars; many of the cultivars have double flowers, with the stamens modified into additional petals.
It does not like moving, but this one survived two major moves and flowers each year in abundance. We have the white variety also but that one is still budding...