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Paeonia mairei is a species of peony, that is endemic to the mountains of central China. Its vernacular name in China is 美丽芍药 (mei li shao yao) meaning "beautiful peony". The plant may be between 45 and 100 cm high and has mostly rose-pink flowers of about 10 cm across, one on each stem. P. mairei blooms in early spring.
Paeonia mairei has only recently become available as an ornamental outside of China. It is reported to be the first of the herbaceous peonies to bloom, and recover well from morning frost. It does not take full sun well, but needs enough light.
Paeonia mairei can be found in deciduous broad-leaved forests on lime, between 1500 and 2700 m altitude, but is reported to have been found as high as 3200 m when discovered by Père Maire. It grows naturally in southeastern Gansu, northwestern Guizhou, southwestern Hubei, southern Shaanxi, central and Southern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan.
Algerian Peony · Anomalous Peony · Paeonia arietina · Paeonia broteri · Brown's peony · California peony · Paeonia cambessedesii · Clusius' Peony · Paeonia coriacea · Paeonia corsica · Paeonia daurica subsp. macrophylla · Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paeonia mairei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
