Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) close up of stamens and stigma, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Heather Angel / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Peony (Paeonia officinalis) pollen. Surrey, England, UK. May.

Heather Angel / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen basket foraging on pollen in Caucasian peony (Paeonia daurica Pollen transferred on bee's body to other flowers. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. May.

Heather Angel / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) and White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) waiting to enter Balkan peony (Paeonia peregrina) bud for fresh pollen before flower fully opens. In garden, Surrey, England,...

Bruno D'Amicis / Wild peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers in forest meadow. Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Peony (Paeonia officinalis) Mt Vettore, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Wild peonies (Paeonia officinalis) growing on the lower slopes of Mt Vettore, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Wild peonies ( (Paeonia officinalis)) in flower on the lower slopes of Mount Vettore, Umbria, Italy. May.

Adrian Davies / Peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowering, Swiss Alps, Switzerland. June.

Konrad Wothe / Paeony (Paeonia officinalis) flowering, Mount Baldo Natural Park, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June.

Konrad Wothe / Paeony (Paeonia officinalis) flowering, Mount Baldo Natural Park, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June.

Konrad Wothe / Paeony (Paeonia officinalis) flowering in woodland, Mount Baldo Natural Park, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June.