Single, large peony flower with pink and white petals and yellow and pink frilled center.

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Single, large peony flower with pink and white petals and yellow and pink frilled center. One round crimson peony bud about to bloom. Paeonia. Shakuyaku. Colour-printed woodblock engraving by Kan'en Iwasaki from "Honzo Zufu," an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884. Iwasaki (1786-1842) was a Japanese botanist, entomologist and zoologist. He was one of the first Japanese botanists to incorporate western knowledge into his studies.

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