Peony Color

The dark reddish purple color of peony petals when they appear to overlap. Peony is also known as "flower king," "kashin," and "fukigusa. The scientific name "paeonia" comes from the Greek god of medicine, paeon, and it is the national flower of China. The Chinese national flower is the peony. Shiki Masaoka's "A single peony, Kagayaku Sickness," may be a wish that someday in the future, we will have a shining future like the peony. Standing peony, sitting peony, walking lily" is a metaphor for a beautiful woman. Competing peonies" refers to the appearance of peony flowers as if they are competing for beauty, and is also a metaphor for gorgeous women competing for beauty.