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Xie Lingyun in Song ( 420-479AD, one of the southern Dynasties) wrote:

"The peony tends to grow in waters or bamboo clusters in Yongjia" (Collection of Xie Kangle's Essays).

Xie's comments might imply that the wild peony flower had become an object of people's interest and appreciation.


extract from the book :

Wang Lianying 1998, Chinese Tree Peony - The Peony Association Of China - 213 pages · 400 color photos · english edition of Pictorial Record of Chinese Tree Peony Varieties