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Paeonia ostii is a hardy shrub in the peony family, Paeoniaceae. It can be found in the Gansu, Anhui, Shaanxi and Henan provinces of China. It can reach heights of 1.5 m, and has grey-brown bark and lance-shaped leaflets. Flowers are produced in mid-spring, measure up to 15 cm across, and are typically pure white without basal blotches. The flowers can sometimes be faintly tinged with pink. It grows in deciduous forests, and on slopes to an altitude of 300-600 m. This species is the parent of two medicinal varieties of tree peonies. 'Feng Dan Bai' (Phoenix White) and 'Feng Dan Fen' (Phoenix

Paeonia jishanensis is a species of peony which produces white flowers, sometimes with pink shading at the base of the petals, in mid to late spring. The flowers are always borne singly. P. jishanensis can reach to 1.2m in height. This species was once thought to be a variety of P. suffruticosa.

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Paeonia rockii, or Rock's peony, is a woody species of tree peony that was named after Joseph Rock. It is one of several species given the vernacular name tree peony, and is native to the mountains of Gansu and adjoining provinces in China. In Chinese, it is known as 紫斑牡丹 (pinyin: zǐbān mǔdān).

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