A friend sent me this peony image today: it's labeled Paeonia mairei. I don't grow that species, but other images of it on the web are not at all like this. Any comments? Take a look here (you will have to scroll down the page): http://www.valeaston.com/page/68/ Jim McKenney Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where there is no mistaking that it's still winter.