For more than 1,000 years, the dried root of the white peony has been used in ancient Chinese medicine. It’s traditionally used to treat various ailments, including mental health disorders ...

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A clump-forming herbaceous perennial, to around 80cm high, with divided, slightly glossy green leaves. Large, double, pale pink flowers with white tips to the petals are produced in late spring and ...

Remove all infected material promptly and burn or send to landfill. This will reduce the production of airborne spores and prevent the formation of sclerotia (see 'Biology' section below) to ...