“花中之王”牡丹自宋朝起便有“洛阳牡丹甲天下”的说法，而当今又有“曹州牡丹甲天下”之誉。牡丹在曹州是怎样繁衍的呢？曹州，即菏泽的古称。曹州培植牡丹始于明嘉靖年间，明清之际声名天下，清乾隆时牡丹已“南浮闽粤，北走京师”，仅广州每年就运销万株之多。后由于天灾 “King of flowers” Peony since the Sung Dynasty has “Luoyang peony a world,” saying, and now there is “Caozhou Peony Jia world” reputation. Peony in Caozhou is how to multiply it? Caozhou, the ancient name of Heze. Peony originated in Ming Jiajing in Caozhou. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Peony was famous in the world. When Peony was in Qing dynasty, it had “south Fujian Minyue and north Beijing.” After the natural disaster