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Paeonia clusii (Cretan white peony)

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Paeonia clusii  - click to enlarge

 

Paeonia clusii (Cretan white peony)

 

Paeonia clusii  - click to enlarge

 

Paeonia clusii (Cretan white peony)

 

Paeonia clusii  - click to enlarge

 

A few days later

 

Paeonia clusii

 

One of the large bushes of peonies

Paeonia clusii after a rain shower

 

The White Peony (Paeonia clusii subsp. clusii) is without doubt one of the most beautiful flowers of Crete. You can only find it in a very few places (here in a forest high above Anopolis) and its very short flowering period makes it even more of a rarity.

I have been watching this specific location for a number of years now and it is a pleasure to see that the bushes are becoming more numerous every year.

You can click on the pictures to enlarge.

 

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