#PaeoniaCalifornica / #CaliforniaPeony. One of the weirdest-looking plants we have out here. They look prehistoric somehow. Like they’re not quite what they’re meant to be yet. It’s not just that they don’t look like the cultivated or European ones and it’s not that they look wild, it’s like… the flower never matures beyond a bud and then the seed pod looks underformed too. They also bloom so early in the year that they always surprise me. They’re just wonderful. . #paeonia #peonies #wildpeony #californiawildflowers #californianativeplants #chaparralplants #chaparral #sandiegobackcountry #sandiegowildflowers #botany (at San Diego County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaYuk2jrNyF/?utm_medium=tumblr