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

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers, Valle di Canatra, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers, Valle di Canatra, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

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

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.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers in a meadow, Valle de Canatra, Sibillini NP, Italy, May 2009 WWE BOOK

Konrad Wothe / Peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers, Monti Sibilini National Park, Italy

Jose B. Ruiz / Cultivated paeony {Paeonia officinalis} Spain

John Cancalosi / Peony {Paeonia officinalis} flower after rain, Spain

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