Paeonia Rockii, Linwood Gardens, 2007

Photograph of a the species tree peony, Paeonia Rockii, named after the explorer and botanist Joseph Rock who collected seeds from plants growing in the courtyard of the Choni Monastery in Tibet and distributed them to the West. This plant was grown from a division originally propogated at the Arnold Arboreteum.

Archival pigment ink print.

11 x 8.5 inches on 14  x 11 inch paper
Printed by the photographer on cotton rag paper from a scan of the original 8 x 10 inch film negative.

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