The flowers have to be cut off when they are in full bloom, but don't wait until the flowers are gone and the branches are broken.
Yinniang, the thing I regret most is not having flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, and doing it to you when the flowers were blooming - Yun Wanfeng.
Yinniang, are you willing to wait for me? When the world is at peace, I would like to join hands with you to plant peonies halfway up the mountain in the valley, with their white heads never leaving - a gentle breeze.