“中国花”牡丹在国外的育种功绩说起牡丹花,恐怕中国人无人不知,但对分布在西南边陲云南、四川和西藏等地的黄牡丹、大花黄牡丹和紫牡丹等几种野生牡丹,许多人并不太熟悉。其实,它们都是举世公认的宝贵花卉资源,可惜至今在我国园林中没有被利用,而是“墙内开花墙外香”,在西方被广泛作为杂交亲本,培育出了许多著名品种。黄牡丹是法国传教士J·M·De.lavay1887年在云南发现的,先后被引种到英、法、美等国栽培,并对各国的牡丹育种产生了极其重大的影响。1887年,Delavay就把黄牡丹的种子送到巴黎博物馆的植物园播种 Speaking of peony blossom in China, peony flowers abroad, I am afraid that Chinese people no one I do not know, but distribution in the southwestern border of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, yellow peony, big yellow peony and purple peony and other wild Peony, many people are not too familiar. In fact, they are universally acknowledged as precious flower resources. Unfortunately, they have not been used in gardens in our country so far. Instead, they are widely used in the West as hybrid parents and have cultivated many famous varieties. Huang Peony, a French missionary who appeared in Shanghai in 1887, was introduced to Britain, France, the United States and other countries for cultivation and had a very significant impact on peony breeding in various countries. In 1887, Delavay sent the seeds of yellow peony to the Botanical Garden of the Museum of Paris for planting