Common peony (English spelling)

...For example, there are the goldenrod (illustration) and the old man (illustration) in which the stamens have changed to petal-like shapes, the crown (illustration) and the ball (illustration) in which the stamens have changed to petals completely, and the semi-rose and rose blooms in which the number of inner petals has increased. In the West, horticultural varieties such as the common peony (P. officinalis L.), which is distributed from southern Europe to Western Asia, and the fringed peony ( P. tenuifolia L.), which is distributed from Europe to the Caucasus, have long been cultivated, but the aforementioned peony, which is taller and has more gorgeous flowers, was introduced in the early 19th century and has become the mainstream of horticultural varieties. Peony is resistant to cold, but is somewhat weak to heat, so it is difficult to grow in warm areas. ...

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…例えばおしべがやや花弁状に変わった金蕊（きんしべ）咲き（イラスト）や翁咲き（イラスト）から，完全に花弁に変わった冠咲き（イラスト）や手毬（てまり）咲き（イラスト）など，また内側の花弁数が増加した半バラ咲き，バラ咲きなど八重化の進んだ花形まである。　西洋では，南ヨーロッパから西アジアにかけて分布するオランダシャクヤクP.officinalis L.(英名common peony)や，ヨーロッパからカフカスに分布するホソバシャクヤクP.tenuifolia L.(英名fringed peony)などから園芸化された品種が昔から栽培されていたが，それよりも草丈も高く，花も豪華な前記のシャクヤクが，19世紀初頭に導入されて以来，それが園芸品種の主流をなすようになった。　シャクヤクは寒さには強いが，暑さにはやや弱いので，暖地では作りにくい。…

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