English: Veitch's peony.
Chinese: Chi Shao Yoa.
Region: east Asia, N.W. China.
Habitat: sub-alpine meadows and scrub; mountain steppe; altitude 2500 to 3500 metres; prefers deep rich soil, neutral or slightly alkaline; doing well in sun or light shade, prefers part shade; intolerant of waterlogged or too dry soil; lime tolerant; frost tolerant.
Ecology: inhibiting the growth of nearby plants, especially legumes.
Content: paeoniflorin.
Use: ornamental; Chinese medicine.
BotanyHerb; perennial; long-lived plant, 50 years or more; 75 cm high.
Root: strongly resents root disturbance.
Inflorescence: several flowers to a stem.
Pollination: by insects; self-fertile.
TaxonomyClosely related to
Paeonia anomala.