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The '''Chinese Peony''', '''Chinese herbaceous peony''', or the '''Common garden peony''' ''(Paeonia lactiflora)'' is a [[species]] of [[herbaceous plant|herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] Paeoniaceae, [[native plant|native]] to central and [[East Asia|eastern Asia]] from eastern [[Tibet]] across northern [[China]] to eastern [[Siberia]]. It has been grown as an ornamental in China since the 7th century.<ref name=":0" /> In China, ''P. lactiflora'' is likened to "the Minister of Flowers" (花相), while [[Paeonia × suffruticosa|''Paeonia'' × ''suffruticosa'']] is known as "the King of Flowers" (花王).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E8%8A%B1%E7%9B%B8|title="花相"字的解释 {{!}} 汉典|website=www.zdic.net|language=zh-cn|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref> | The '''Chinese Peony''', '''Chinese herbaceous peony''', or the '''Common garden peony''' ''(Paeonia lactiflora)'' is a [[species]] of [[herbaceous plant|herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] Paeoniaceae, [[native plant|native]] to central and [[East Asia|eastern Asia]] from eastern [[Tibet]] across northern [[China]] to eastern [[Siberia]]. It has been grown as an ornamental in China since the 7th century.<ref name=":0" /> In China, ''P. lactiflora'' is likened to "the Minister of Flowers" (花相), while [[Paeonia × suffruticosa|''Paeonia'' × ''suffruticosa'']] is known as "the King of Flowers" (花王).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E8%8A%B1%E7%9B%B8|title="花相"字的解释 {{!}} 汉典|website=www.zdic.net|language=zh-cn|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref> Within the [[People's Republic of China (PRC)]] it is the designate '''National flower of the Han [[People's Republic of China]]'''{{refn|name=Gcounts|group=n|''“The Official designated National flower and Awarded floral emblem of the [[People's Republic of China (PRC)]]” respectively''}}. | ||
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National flower of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The Chinese Peony, Chinese herbaceous peony, or the Common garden peony (Paeonia lactiflora) is a species of herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia. It has been grown as an ornamental in China since the 7th century.[1] In China, P. lactiflora is likened to "the Minister of Flowers" (花相), while Paeonia × suffruticosa is known as "the King of Flowers" (花王).[2] Within the People's Republic of China (PRC) it is the designate National flower of the Han People's Republic of China[n 1].
References
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Notes
- ↑ “The Official designated National flower and Awarded floral emblem of the People's Republic of China (PRC)” respectively
