Peonies of China, May 2006

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Same location as before, some veitchii plants among the large shrubs. They stand side by side. Some of the Veitchii plants were the largest I have even seen, with 20 or more leaves and up to 20 flowers

Species: Paeonia anomala subsp. veitchii

Location: N-W Sichuan, near Maerkang, A Di Chun

Altitude: 2300m

Size of natural population: smaller than Paeonia decomposita on the same slope, ratio 1:20

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