General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Western Peony
  • Peony
  • Brown's Peony

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Location: At the base of Mt. Bidwell
Date: 2008-03-14
Found on north slope of rim rock, under aspen

Date: 2014-04-23
Photo courtesy of: Jim Morefield
Comments:
  • Posted by huffnstuff on Nov 24, 2012 12:00 PM concerning plant:
    We've gone out many times looking for this plant and have just missed the bloom either because we were too early or too late! This time we found this fabulous lovely plant in its full glory in several places on our property in southeastern Oregon.

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