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Paeonia
The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower (Wikipedia).
Landscape area next to the Town of Corte Madera, CA.
In China the fallen petals are parboiled and sweetened as a tea-time delicacy. Peony water was used for drinking in the middle ages. Add peony petals to your summer salad or try floating in punches and lemonades.
Spotted on May 9, 2011
Submitted on Oct 5, 2011
2 Comments
Thank you monkey-mind and nana-puppet! I thought it might be, but was not certain.
ah! that seems to be a poenia sp. a beauty by the way!