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PeonyThe peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower. Peonies can be classified by both plant growth habit, and by flower type. Plant types are Herbaceous (Bush), Tree and Intersectional (Itoh), while flower types are Single, (e.g. Athena, Dad, Krinkled White, Scarlet O’Hara, Sea Shell) Japanese, (Nippon Beauty, Madame Butterfly) Anemone, Semi-Double, (Paula Fay, Coral Charm, Miss America, Buckeye Belle) Double (Ann Cousins, Gardenia, Kansas, Paul M. Wild, Tourangelle) and Bomb-Double (Red Charm, Raspberry Sundae, Mons Jules Elie). Each category becoming more complex in the arrangement of petals. Herbaceous peonies die back in winter, regrowing in Spring, while Tree peonies lose their leaves in winter, but leave woody stems. Intersectional peonies are intermediate between the other two types, being a cross. They have the leaf form of the tree peony, but die back, have a bush form, but are shorter than herbaceous peonies. For instance 'Sarah Bernhardt' is described as Herbaceous, Pink, Double Blooms Very Popular Flower for weddings... Short bloom cycle mid-May to mid to late June also comes in from Peru Decemeber and Janurary
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