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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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[[Category:Garden plants of Asia]] | [[Category:Garden plants of Asia]] | ||
[[Category:Flora of China]] | [[Category:Flora of China]] | ||
[[Category:National symbols of the People's Republic of China (PRC)]] | |||
[[Category:Peonies|lactiflora]] | [[Category:Peonies|lactiflora]] | ||
[[Category:Flora of Tibet]] | [[Category:Flora of Tibet]] | ||
