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The Wild Flowers of Semiarid to Semimoist Valley Region

Paeonia ludlowii Deciduous shroub. 1 to 2.5m high, 3.5m highest. Binato-ternate compound leaf, with beautiful coppery colour. 2 to 4 flowers, terminal or axillary, 8 to 12 cm in di8ameter. Yellow petals, filaments and anthers. 1 capel, seldom 2 capels. Flowering in May, fruiting in Aug to Sept. Helio -, thermophyllous, no tolerance to poorness and heat. Only from Mainling and Nyingchi, the Yaluzangbu valley and forestedge, 2900 to 3200m. A treasure of ornamental and breeding material.