Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden is a wonderland of colors as species of flowering plants can always be found there according to changing seasons. [Photo from WeChat: csnbgsh]

Paeonia lactiflora is commonly known as Chinese peony. This stunning herbaceous woodland peony has upright red-mottled stems and dark green leaves that are elliptic or lance-shaped with rough margins, and bears usually solitary, single creamy white to pale pink blossoms that are cup-shaped and elegant and flowers in early summer. It has been grown in China since the 7th century for appreciation of its ornamental flowers. [Photo from WeChat: csnbgsh]