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Need help identifying this flower

I've searched under pink Spring flowers but I don't see anything like this.  I would appreciate your help.  Thanks.

 

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Re: Need help identifying this flower

I think it's a peony.

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Re: Need help identifying this flower

Also think it's a peony.  The leaves even are like peonly leaves.

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Re: Need help identifying this flower

It's a hybrid peony, the leaves are that of a peony.

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Re: Need help identifying this flower

It's a peony.

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Re: Need help identifying this flower

Peony! You can bring them inside for bouquets. 

 

Now if you are up to it, it looks like a single flower shaped peony so you can go on peony websites and search from there. I'm sure it's not a Japanese shaped peony -- the stamens are much more prominent in Japanese shaped peonies.

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Re: Need help identifying this flower

If I am not mistaken, this is a Camelia.  Mine just finished blooming a few weeks ago and was this exact color.  

 

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Thanks to everyone for your help!  I really appreciate it.  

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I just found the most amazing thing-probably so many know this already!

I right clicked on the picture and this time left licked "copy image address" and voila! It brings up the picture with the name white peony!

WEll 2 new things I learned today-how to find the identity of a picture-so neat!

and that a peony could look like that.

I guess there are different kinds just like tulips! I saw the most beautiful tulip in Harris Teeter and I don't normally like tulips that much-it was a fluffy tulip or it may be a parrot tulip

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and here is what I thought a peony always looks like

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Re: Need help identifying this flower


@shorty36 wrote:

If I am not mistaken, this is a Camelia.  Mine just finished blooming a few weeks ago and was this exact color.  

 


Camellia leaves are waxy looking and less elongated.

 

Peony leaves:

 

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