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Paeonia mascula
Also called Wild Peony, Coral Peony
Paeonia mascula is a herbaceous perennial peony from the Mediterranean and western Asia, growing 0.5 to 1.5 m tall with large red flowers in late spring and early summer. It is easy to grow in well-drained soil and a sunny to part-shade spot, and it tolerates drought once established.
Paeonia mascula is a species of peony. It is a herbaceous perennial 0.5–1.5 m (1.6–4.9 ft) tall, with leaves that are divided into three segments, and large red flowers in late spring and early summer. Native to Syria, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Cyprus, Montenegro, Bulgaria Greece, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Israel, this wild peony has become naturalised on two small islands in the UK.
Paeonia mascula is at risk in its natural environment due to the demand from private collectors and there is a significant trade in wild P. mascula from Turkey.
The roots of P. mascula were ground to a powder and used to treat colds and sore throats.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
