title: Paeonia parnassica
text: # Paeonia parnassica
  
  Paeonia parnassica, the Greek peony, is a plant that is native to the mountains of south-central Greece. The flowers are produced in late spring with a deep maroon red colouring on 65 cm stems. The blooms are large, up to 12 cm in diameter and bear a boss of rich orange stamens. This peony was once included with the species P. mascula.
  
  ## Genetics
  
  The Greek peony is an autotetraploid (4n=20) of which the diploid parent must have gone extinct.
  
  