牡丹（tree peony）

介绍：牡丹，是毛茛科、芍药属植物，为多年生落叶灌木。性喜温暖、凉爽、干燥、阳光充足的环境。喜阳光，也耐半阴，耐寒，耐干旱，耐弱碱，忌积水，怕热，怕烈日直射。适宜在疏松、深厚、肥沃、地势高燥、排水良好的中性沙壤土中生长。酸性或黏重土壤中生长不良，中国是世界牡丹的发祥地和世界牡丹王国。花色泽艳丽，玉笑珠香，风流潇洒，富丽堂皇，素有“花中之王”的美誉。

The peony is Ranunculaceae, Paeonia, is aperennial deciduous shrub. Warm, cool, dry, sunny environment. Happy sunshine,also half shade tolerant, cold resistant, drought resistant, alkali resistant,avoid seeper, afraid of the heat, afraid of hot fire. Best in loose, fertile,deep, high and dry growth, sandy loam with good drainage in neutral or acidic.The heavy clay soil poor growth, China is the birthplace of the world and theworld of peony peony flower kingdom. Bright color, fragrant jade Xiaozhu,magnificent, known as "graceful but not showy, the king of flowers"in the world.