芍药原产我国及亚洲北部,我国自古栽培,现被列为我国六大名花之一。我国芍药花型分类,始于宋代,建国后进入反映花形演进关系和花型特点的分类阶段,但各方案花型划分不一,各执己见。作者试求统一、合理的花型分类,提出中国芍药花型分类的初步方案,并对命名办法也作了探讨。 Peony native to China and northern Asia, China has cultivated since ancient times, is now listed as one of China’s six famous flowers. Peony flower type classification in our country started in the Song Dynasty. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it entered the classification stage that reflected the evolution of the flower shape and the flower pattern characteristics. The author tries to find a uniform and reasonable flower type classification, and puts forward the preliminary plan of peony flower type classification in China. It also discusses the naming method.