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1 Known as the female peony in Europe during the middle ages

6 Used to describe a peony flower form

8 Where seeds are found

9 A British peony nursery

11 When the Canadian Peony Society holds its annual show

12 Tree peonies are native to this area of the world

13 A form of medicine

15 A creamy white single hybrid peony with a huge golden centre

16 From whence the flowers spring

18 A peony growing area in China

19 The shape of the flowers of the peony Marie Jacquin

23 Reputed to have brought the first tree peony to Britain

24 Author of the book "Peonies"

26 A peony native to parts of North America

27 Sometimes called the father of the hybrid peony

29 A late double peony with an interesting pale pink colour. James...

30 Where peonies grow

33 An above ground structure

34 Must be excellent for peonies to thrive

38 Succeeded in making an intersectional cross or a cross between a tree and a herbaceous peony

39 Some is beneficial in areas with very hot summers

40 A society created in 1904

41 P. tenufoila foliage is likened to a ..

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2 When peonies should be planted

3 An underground part of the plant

4 Now known as P. lactiflora

5 A very tall peony. White....

6 Author of a system to classify peonies

7 A propagation method used to propagate tree peonies

10 Little Red ...

13 Woody peonies

14 Keeps the weeds down

17 The source of the next generation

18 A cross between two distinct species

20 The fern leaf peony

21 A city in China famous for its annual peony festival

22 The female part of a flower

25 Peony pollinators

26 There are no ... peonies!

28 A famous painter who painted peonies (among other things)

31 A propagation method

32 Prairie ...

35 The colour of the single peony Scarlet O'Hara

36 They love peonies!

37 Found on the crown

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