What does a peoney flower tattoo symbolize?

Answer 1

Peony represents healing, to heal, or the healing process.

In Europe the Peony is referred to as 'a rose without thorns' and has been a way to refer to the Virgin Mary. It is associated with dignity and honor.

In Japanese tattooing it symbolises wealth, good fortune and prosperity, although it can also be associated with gambling, daring and a devil-may-care attitude
In Japanese and Chinese Culture the Peony Symbolizes Wealth, Good Fortune, and Prosperity. Yes it is sometimes used as a filler for Asian Derived tattoos. But the Peony itself means all of that.

Answer 2

You know, for the longest time I would tell my clients "I dont know the names of all the flowers, but point it out to me, and I'll be glad to put it on you." After 33 yrs. of this work and about 2 yrs. of answering these questions, I'm almost knowledgeable on some phases of botany.....Thanks a lot, guys and gals.

The PEONY flower is a perennial, meaning that it seems to die out in the fall but comes back with new flowers and fresh vim and vigor in the spring....Sort of the rising from the ashes that the phoenix does.

In ornamental culture almost nothing predates the peony, it has been around for a long, long time. Along with the plum blossom it is the traditional floral symbol of China, even being made the national flower in 1903, but since communism took over in 1948 such things were cast aside....It has many traditional roots in Japanese floral culture, and sorry that was unintentionally punny. Also in Japan the flower was used for medicinal purposes as treatment for convulsions. There it's name translates into 'foreign medicine'

Most botanists place the peony in the buttercup family, although some place it in it's own separate family. Whal, ah hope this here helps ya!!! TatuBaron