Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) close up of stamens and stigma, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe/ Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers, Valle di Canatra, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe/ Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers, Valle di Canatra, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

Pascal Pittorino / Peony (Paeonia officinalis) flower opening, garden, Provence, France, April

Nigel Cattlin / Ludlow's tree peony ( Paeonia ludlowii) young leaves and yellow saucer-shaped flowers, Berkshire, England, UK, April,

Philippe Clement / Fine-leaved peony / fern leaf peony (Paeonia tenuifolia) in flower, native to native to the Caucasus Mountains of Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Kazakhstan. May

Heather Angel / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen basket foraging on pollen in Caucasian peony (Paeonia daurica Pollen transferred on bee's body to other flowers. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. May.

Bruno D'Amicis / Wild peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers in forest meadow. Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Peony (Paeonia officinalis) Mt Vettore, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Wild peonies (Paeonia officinalis) growing on the lower slopes of Mt Vettore, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Male peony (Paeonia mascula) the white variety found in NE Sicily. Bosci di Ficuzza, Sicily, Italy, May.

Eric Baccega / Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) on Peony flower (Paeonia suffruticosa) Alsace, France, May.

Eric Baccega / Two Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) on Peony flower (Paeonia suffruticosa) Alsace, France, May.

Eric Baccega / Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) on Peony flower (Paeonia suffruticosa) Alsace, France, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Male peony (Paeonia mascula) in flower, white variety found in North East Sicily, Bosco di Ficuzza, Palermo, Sicily, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Male peony (Paeonia mascula) close up of flower, white variety found in North East Sicily, Bosco di Ficuzza, Palermo, Sicily, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Male peony (Paeonia mascula) in flower, white variety found in North East Sicily, Bosco di Ficuzza, Palermo, Sicily, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Male peony (Paeonia mascula) in flower, white variety found in North East Sicily, Bosco di Ficuzza, Palermo, Sicily, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Paeony (Paeonia humilis) close up of flower stamens, Sierra de Gata, Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Queen White tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) feeding on Yellow tree peony (Paeonia ludlowii) flower in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Queen White tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) feeding on Yellow tree peony (Paeonia ludlowii) flower in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Queen White tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) feeding on Yellow tree peony (Paeonia ludlowii) flower in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Queen White tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) feeding on Yellow tree peony (Paeonia ludlowii) flower in garden, with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

Nick Upton / Yellow Tree Peony (Paeonia lutea) bush flowering. Wiltshire garden, UK, April.

Ernie Janes / Cottage Garden with Peony flower (Paeonia sp) Norfolk, UK, June

Lynn M Stone / Yellow Peony (Paeonia sp.) cultivar flowering in late afternoon; East Haddam, Connecticut, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers in a meadow, Valle de Canatra, Sibillini NP, Italy, May 2009 WWE BOOK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Oxford / Peony (Paeonia broteroi) flower, Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia, Spain, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Oxford / Peony (Paeonia broteroi) flowers, Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia, Spain, April 2009

Simon Colmer / Golden / Caucasian Peony (Paeonia mlokosewitschii) flower, native to the Caucasus Mountains in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Dagestan.

Simon Colmer / Golden / Caucasian Peony (Paeonia mlokosewitschii) native to the Caucasus Mountains in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Dagestan.

Jose B. Ruiz / Cultivated paeony {Paeonia officinalis} Spain

Aflo / N-18507 Peony flower close up {Paeonia sp} SALE IN UNITED KINGDOM ONLY

Aflo / N-18503 Peony flowers {Paeonea sp} SALE IN UNITED KINGDOM ONLY

Jean E. Roche / Wild paeony {Paeonia mascula} flower Provence, France

John Cancalosi / Peony {Paeonia officinalis} flower after rain, Spain

Christoph Becker / Tree paeony flower {Paeonia suffruticosa} Berlin Botanical Gardens, Germany, Europe

Jan Vermeer / Peony (Paeonia sp) flowers

Konrad Wothe / Peony (Paeonia officinalis) flowers, Monti Sibilini National Park, Italy