This peony is very reminiscent of HEAVEN ON EARTH. From Wordnik.com. [For the peony connoisseur: the Itoh peonies « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog] Reference
HA Lisa, I have to laugh at you calling the peony a thing!. From Wordnik.com. [White Tree Peony Identity Discovered « Fairegarden] Reference
"The peony is a Chinese symbol for the feminine nature or sensuality," she says as she moves her body to give the bird wings. From Wordnik.com. [Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Belly-Dancing Psychologist] Reference
Ants are attracted to the sweet syrup in peony’s flower buds, but are not needed, as the old-timers will tell you, for flower production. From Wordnik.com. [The secret to growing fabulous peonies « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog] Reference
Could be a type of "peony" version of oriental, though. From Wordnik.com. [Anybody know what kind of flowers these are?] Reference
But I could barely get the word "peony" out of my mouth before finding out that I can't get them in July!. From Wordnik.com. [Weddingbee] Reference
'The peony is the national flower of China. From Wordnik.com. [AME Info Latest News] Reference
"The fairy wand smells nice as on it hangs a peony.". From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
A certain pink and white peony is called the rose peony. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
Garden peony Crimson 3 ft. The real old-fashioned peony. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
There is much to admire in this lady, peony though she be. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878] Reference
Belle-bouche turned the color of a peony, and said faintly. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
For the sake of protection the peony needs no winter mulch. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
Or the analysis of peony cultivation among lapsed Catholics!. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from The Vicious Circulation of Dr Catastrope] Reference
You can't have your lawn right up to the stalks of the peony. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
We had few varieties -- peony buyers had not yet become critical. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
I said, "Here's your corsage," and laid the peony on the table. From Wordnik.com. [Prom Date] Reference
If you want a peony on the lawn you must give it two feet of ground. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
We ate the chicken bumble bee soup and he said I looked pretty as a peony. From Wordnik.com. [The 24-hour Date] Reference
But things like this, this is a peony, and it's covered in powdery mildew. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2005] Reference
The peony industry as far as the West was concerned was in its infancy then. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
The poppies, too, were there; they were double, like a peony, rose-pink with. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
We were peony petals - tucked away in the quiet, wreathed and curved together. From Wordnik.com. [596 Rippey Street] Reference
He also carried a peony, a sign of beauty and peace — his wife's favourite flower. From Wordnik.com. [The Greenery of Spring Time] Reference
Hardy perennial flowers that do well are peony, phlox, golden glow and bleeding heart. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
Here is the new seedling that we brought out this year and named Ruth -- a pink peony. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
The peony will do well in any well drained soil, though a rich sandy loam is the best. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
We had a little red peony, a very nice peony, originated by Mr. Terry down in Iowa, called. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
I started singing “from a peony comes a drunken bee, from a peony comes a drunken bee.”. From Wordnik.com. [The 24-hour Date] Reference
Paul's face was like a peony for colour, but he pouted his lips also, and bent to meet hers. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
She was blushing with all her might, and looked like a full-blown peony or a great red apple. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4] Reference
She was blushing with all her might, and looked like a full-blown peony, or a great red apple. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools] Reference
Hundreds of people came to see this peony show this year and were extravagant in their praise. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
You have all heard of Mr. Peterson, the peony man of Chicago and a life member of this society. From Wordnik.com. [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference
On the other hand, suppose you were to attend a meeting of peony, delphinium, or dahlia growers. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934] Reference
As we lay in the early morning light, curved together like peony petals, I tried to take in everything about her. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
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