Record of Luoyang Peonies describes the red Nine-Stamen Pearl as a many-petaled bloom, with a pearl-like white…
Record of Luoyang Peonies describes the red Nine-Stamen Pearl as a many-petaled bloom, with a pearl-like white dot on each petal. The petals are densely layered, and the stamens gather into nine distinct clusters.
The Nine-Stamen Pearl was a cultivated flower, but the methods of raising it have long been lost to time. And what can a flower truly hold? It blooms when its season comes, and withers when it passes.