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Penn Live: The neighbors will envy your large yellow peonies: George’s Plant Pick of the Week The neighbors will envy your large yellow peonies: George’s Plant Pick of the Week Lehigh Valley Live: Yellow peonies: The rare garden treasure with Japanese origins | Lehigh Valley Nature Watch Yellow peonies: The rare garden treasure with Japanese origins | Lehigh Valley Nature Watch This fall, when you buy bare-root peonies, take a chance on yellow or coral-colored hybrids. Your garden will thank you. By Margaret Roach “The garden starts orange,” Kathleen Gagan was saying the ...
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In China, the fallen petals of Paeonia lactiflora are parboiled and sweetened as a tea-time delicacy. Peony water, an infusion of peony petals, was used for drinking in the Middle Ages. Peonies (Paeonia) are a family of beautiful, flowering plants that do best in cooler climates. Learn the proper techniques for growing these flowers.
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Paeonia is the classical Greek name for peony, derived from Paean, the physician to the gods of ancient Greek mythology. It may allude to the medicinal properties ascribed to the genus.