Talk:Peony

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Image[edit]

I removed Image:Peony.jpg because it seemed to be messing up the layout. — Pekinensis 19:47, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Recent addition[edit]

Fastifex just added some 1911 material into the article which may be outdated, i.e. Peony is also classed as a member of Ranunculaceae etc. Alexander 007 19:39, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Psychoactive?[edit]

Why might one "eat a peony"? As in: http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_mallick/20070202.html 72.140.89.23 05:35, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

herbs given to me by a specialist in Chinese Medecine. What properties is "peony" supposed to have medically?

Link edited[edit]

Hi, I added an external link to this page that was promptly removed, without any explanation or consultation. I think the link was valid, as it send interested readers to an article about peonies, including pictures. I looked at other similar pages, and found links to clearly commercial pages. The page I added links to is not-for-profit. The page is in the public domain, so is free to reference on wiki. Please advise. 192.104.39.2 (talk) 19:51, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

External links policy on Advertising and conflicts of interest states You should avoid linking to a website that you own, maintain or represent, and in this case, you are adding a link ( mobot.org) to Missouri Botanical Gardens from an IP registerd to Missouri Botanical Gardens . Unfortunately your conflict of interest editing involves contributing to Wikipedia in order to promote Missouri Botanical Gardens . Such a conflict is strongly discouraged. Your contributions to wikipedia consist (in september) entirely of adding external links to Missouri Botanical Gardens and is considered WP:Spam. --Hu12 (talk) 17:33, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Historical?[edit]

Any information about when it was introduced outside its native regions? Justinc (talk) 09:17, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Intersectional?[edit]

Quoting our article: "Plant growth types are Herbaceous (nonwoody), Tree (shrub), and Itoh (or "Intersectional"), which is intermediate between herbaceous and tree forms. In winter herbaceous peonies die back to their underground parts, whereas tree peonies lose their leaves but retain viable woody stems above ground."

Saying "intermediate" doesn't say much. It doesn't tell readers whether the Itoh peonies die back to the ground or retain viable woody stems. Or whether they should be considered as shrubs, or how large they grow.

Please could someone provide more information?

Wanderer57 (talk) 21:37, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Help request: Mythological discrepancy with Paean (god)[edit]

Paean (god) does not have the name-origin story given in this article. See § Help request: Mythological discrepancy with Peony at Talk:Paean (god) for details & discussion.

Sorry all I can do is point this out, but my real-life limitations are getting in the way of my doing this myself and I might not make it back here. Thanks in advance if you can work on this! — Geekdiva (talk) 09:47, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

paean; etymology[edit]

The etymology overlaps with that of paean, an ode. It was originally an ode to Apollo, who assimilated the aspect of a healer-god. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:ECB6:B17B:BD26:E125 (talk) 05:01, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New family designation[edit]

I tried editing the family Paoneaceae to be Ranunculaceae, which I believe is the latest APG IV designation, but edit did not stick, so there must be something preventing that -- perhaps some kind of automating. At any rate, this needs to be udpated throughout with references, etc. //actually, just discovered I might be (or am likely) in error, so hold off.