Double Delight is a photograph by Lingfai Leung which was uploaded on January 27th, 2013.
Double Delight
I caught these two beautiful peonies blossoms. I am not sure whether it is called Sarah Bernhardt.
The peony is a flowering plant in the genus... more
Title
Double Delight
Artist
Lingfai Leung
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
I caught these two beautiful peonies blossoms. I am not sure whether it is called Sarah Bernhardt.
The peony is a flowering plant in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, Southern Europe and Western North America. Boundaries between species are not clear and estimates of the number of species range from 25 yo 40.
Most are herbaceous perennial plants 0.5 - 1.5 meters (1.6 - 4.9 ft) tall, but some resemble trees 1.5 - 3 meters (4.9 - 9.8 ft) tall. They have compound, deeply lobed leaves and large, often fragrant, flowers, ranging from red to white or yellow, in late spring and early summer.
The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower.
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January 27th, 2013
