Paeonia emodi is a robust herbaceous perennial plant that winters with buds underground (a so-called hemicryptophyte), has large white flowers and large deeply incised leaves, and belongs to the family Paeoniaceae. Its local vernacular names include mamekhor or mamekh (Punjabi), ood-e-saleeb (Urdu) meaning 'with-a-cross', ood salap (Hindi), mid (in Kashmir) and 多花芍药 (duo hua shao yao) meaning 'multi-flower peony' (Chinese). In English it is sometimes called Himalayan peony. It is among the tallest ...