Peony… Around this flower there are many mysteries and legends. One of them says that peonies are deadly poisonous and disrupt them only at night. However, we all know what this is, fortunately, not so…
Greek mythology also has his own idea about these beautiful flowers. We are talking about a legend according to which the peony received its name from the name of the famous physician of the gods – Peon. Last actively used drugs and those flowers in particular.
it is Noteworthy that the Egyptians according to the same mythology, are considered descendants of the above-mentioned physician, and it is therefore not surprising that these flowers are natives of these hot countries are very favorable.
However, held in high esteem today, the bouquet of peonies not only in Egypt, but also in our country (Kiev and the locals love these flowers!). And peonies are highly valued in the East. In China, for example, these flowers are still called Imperial, and in Japan they are considered symbols of fruitfulness, a life of success, wealth, fame. By the way, Japan still has a tradition, according to which it is compulsory to order a bouquet of these flowers for a wedding. In Korea peony – the king of flowers, and even a kind of tourist attraction – the mountain, which is called the Pion (because of the similarity of vertices with luxurious flower).
Curiously, quite popular peonies and on the American continent. So, in the canadian city of Hamilton, the Royal Botanical gardens, or rather, in the garden of Barbara Laking, a unique collection of cultural and wild peonies that amazes with its beauty and elegance.
thanks to the popularity of peonies, florists and breeders can boast a huge variety of these colors. So, the international registry (APS) has more than 4,5 thousand varieties of herbaceous and more than 5 hundred varieties of tree peonies. It turns out humanity is known as a minimum of 5 thousand varieties of these unique colors!
Varieties of peony and vary in size and color, and the structure of flowers and leaves, and also the height and shape of the bushes. Since we are most interested in all the same colors, will give the most common classification according to the structure of the peony flower. So, modern varieties can be like no dressing (only with a single row of broad Lepestki), and the floor plush, Terry semi globular, Japanese and castellated, Roseau and anemone. And, there is the magical world of intersectional hybrid peonies, flowers of the 3rd Millennium, the so-called Itoh-hybrids. Latest with watercolor pink, bright orange, copper, dark Burgundy and clean yellow color flowers are considered elite, and therefore to find them in ordinary flower stalls would be very problematic. But if you ask for you can get a bouquet of these unique peonies.
of Course, every modern online store floristry can offer you a quite wide assortment of peonies – flowers, dearly beloved in our country. Therefore, it is necessary to find only an occasion to please your favorite and order a bouquet of peonies any of the tender or, on the contrary, rich, rich color. By the way, these lush, elegant flowers will please you with its low price, in season they cost almost nothing! That is why the clients from all cities (Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv or Odessa – no matter) I´d love to buy them and give their expensive, valuable, loved.
by the Way, more recently there has been a curious trend – many brides tend to order a bouquet of these flowers for a wedding. However, it is worth to note that the peony – quite a delicate flower. Because trust compiling a bunch of them it is necessary only to professionals. In the case of chic bulk compositions of peonies and desirable flower delivery. Kiev, (almost every online store floristry offers such a service as flower delivery).