牡丹

Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong / Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)

(of a bird, animal or plant) male / key / hills

red / pellet / powder / cinnabar

dahlia

The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖|汤显祖[Tang1 Xian3 zu3]

Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong

Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)

Peony Lane

Mudanjiang, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China

Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang

Mudanjiang, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China

root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM)

Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.