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fernleaf peony

Paeonia hybrida

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Common names

10 names · 8 languages
EnglishYour language
  • fernleaf peony[1]
  • Hybrid peony
Other languages (7)
Dutch
  • Pioenroos
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 杂芍药[2]
  • 窄叶芍药[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
Finnish
  • kartanopioni[2]
Polish
  • Piwonia mieszańcowa[2]
Russian
  • Пион гибридный[2]
Swedish
  • herrgårdspion[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • fernleaf peony — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Paeonia hybrida.
[2] Paeonia hybrida — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Пион гибридный — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 829424; Paeonia hybrida.
  • herrgårdspion — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 829424; Paeonia hybrida.
  • 窄叶芍药 — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 829424; Paeonia hybrida.
  • 雜芍藥 — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 829424; Paeonia hybrida.
  • 杂芍药 — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 829424; Paeonia hybrida.
  • Piwonia mieszańcowa — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 829424; Paeonia hybrida.
  • kartanopioni — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 829424; Paeonia hybrida.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Paeonia hybrida as a synonym of Paeonia tenuifolia.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Paeoniaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Paeonia species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Native range
Serbia to SW. Siberia and Caucasus.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Hybrid peony (Paeonia hybrida) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Paeonia hybrida — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 835950; ID 4BYB3; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Paeonia tenuifolia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 836011; ID 4BYDL; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 836011; ID 4BYDL; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Paeonia species (top 292 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Paeonia tenuifolia — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1172, 1194; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 716090, 716091, 716092, 716093, 716094, 716095, 716096, 716097, 716098

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.