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Paeonia Collection

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia sp. peony

Paeonia sp. peony
Plate 1 From Drawings of Kew Plants by Franz Bauer (1758-1840). Detailed close-up of flower head. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Tree peony, Paeonia moutan

Tree peony, Paeonia moutan. Paeonia ?? suffruticosa. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imagePaeonia Collection: White peony, Paeonia lactiflora

White peony, Paeonia lactiflora (Paeonia albiflora). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Peony, Paeonia moutan rosea

Peony, Paeonia moutan rosea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Blue-headed fantail, Rhipidura cyaniceps 1

Blue-headed fantail, Rhipidura cyaniceps 1 and peony, Paeonia suffruticosa 2. Pitpit, Pivoine. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Narrow-leaved peony, Paeonia tenuifolia

Narrow-leaved peony, Paeonia tenuifolia, Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Peacock tiger flower, Tigridia pavonia

Peacock tiger flower, Tigridia pavonia. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Vanda tricolor orchid

Vanda tricolor orchid. Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imagePaeonia Collection: The Old Manor House, Hackney

The Old Manor House, Hackney, formerly the residence of the Tyssen family. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Double-flowered fine-leaved peony, Paeonia tenuifolia

Double-flowered fine-leaved peony, Paeonia tenuifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Tree peony, Paeonia officinalis

Tree peony, Paeonia officinalis (Carmine-flowered moutan, Moutan officinalis var. punicea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Frederick W. Smith after J.T

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Peony or Paeonia species

Peony or Paeonia species
Paeonia edulis, Paeonia albiflora, fine-leaved peony, Paeonia tenuifolia, Paeonia hybrida, and Russ crimson peony, Paeonia russi

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Peony, Paeonia officinalis, and licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra

Peony, Paeonia officinalis, and licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Peony cultivar, Paeonia x suffruticosa

Peony cultivar, Paeonia x suffruticosa (Paeonia moutan papaveracea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after an illustration by William Miller from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Peony, Paeonia officinalis sabini

Peony, Paeonia officinalis sabini. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after Thomas Shotter Boys from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora

Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora
White Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora (Paeonia albiflora festiva). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Common peony or garden peony, Paeonia officinalis

Common peony or garden peony, Paeonia officinalis, Pivoine officinale. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Charles Louis Constans from Pierre Oscar

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Ribboned peony of Flanders, Paeonia moutan vittata

Ribboned peony of Flanders, Paeonia moutan vittata
Ribboned peony of Flanders, hybrid, Paeonia moutan vittata, var. rubanee de Flandre. Handcoloured lithograph by L. Stroobant from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Wild peony, Paeonia mascula

Wild peony, Paeonia mascula (Paeony, Paeonia corallina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Moutan tree peony, Paeonia species

Moutan tree peony, Paeonia species
La Pivoine en Arbre le Moutan a fleurs violettes. Moutan tree peony, Paeonia species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Common peony, Paeonia officinalis

Common peony, Paeonia officinalis
La Pivoine commune. Common peony, Paeonia officinalis. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Moutan peony, Paeonia officinalis

Moutan peony, Paeonia officinalis
La Pivoine en arbre, le Moutan. Moutan peony, Paeonia officinalis, with swallowtail butterfly. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Pink peony, Paeonia officinalis

Pink peony, Paeonia officinalis
La Pivoine commune couleur de chair. Pink peony, Paeonia officinalis. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Yellow peony, Paeonia daurica subsp. wittmanniana

Yellow peony, Paeonia daurica subsp. wittmanniana (Paeonia wittmanniana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Crimson-flowered peony, a native of the Levant

Crimson-flowered peony, a native of the Levant, Paeonia monticola (Paeonia peregrina).. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia cv

Paeonia cv
Plate 2 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia humilis

Paeonia humilis. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Cultivated at Boxford Suffolk by Miss Jenny Robinson. Source probably South of France

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia sp. by Clara Pope

Paeonia sp. by Clara Pope
Plate 2 from bound volume. Bodycolour on card, 1821 by Clara Pope (ca.1768-1838). Held in the Library and Archives Date: 1821

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Single peony flower in full bloom with crenellated

Single peony flower in full bloom with crenellated petals, Paeonia suffruticosa.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Green leaves, branches, and peony bud with

Green leaves, branches, and peony bud with a glimpse of crimson petals, Paeonia suffruticosa.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu

Background imagePaeonia Collection: White peony and pale pink peony, Paeonia obovata

White peony and pale pink peony, Paeonia obovata.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Roots, stem and leaves of the mountain peony

Roots, stem and leaves of the mountain peony, Paeonia obovata.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Single, large peony flower with pink and white

Single, large peony flower with pink and white petals and yellow and pink frilled center. Paeonia.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Large white peony flower with green stem

Large white peony flower with green stem and dark green leaves. Paeonia albiflora.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Flowering wild Paeonea

Flowering wild Paeonea (Paeonia anomala). South Tuva, Russia

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia sp. paeony

Paeonia sp. paeony
Plate 4 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia moutan cv

Paeonia moutan cv
Plate 8 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia officinalis, common peony

Paeonia officinalis, common peony
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1906. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia officinalis, peony

Paeonia officinalis, peony
Watercolour 5 by G. van Kouwenhoven from the Dutch Collection. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia veitchii, veitchii peony

Paeonia veitchii, veitchii peony
Dried specimen of Paeonia veitchii, veitchii peony stored in the museum herbarium, plant collected in 1945

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia corallina

Paeonia corallina. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. Origin Steep Aohimes, cultivated at Sedbury. Collected 21.5.06

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia officinalis, common peony

Paeonia officinalis, common peony
Drawing 1/25 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Paeonia suffruticosa, tree peony

Paeonia suffruticosa, tree peony
Plate 2 from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Pivoine odorante, moutan peony

Pivoine odorante, moutan peony
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Background imagePaeonia Collection: Plants / Paeonia

Plants / Paeonia
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