Borage

Chinese Peony

About Borage and Chinese Peony

Borage

Chinese Peony

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Europe

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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2.3 Habitat

Pastures, Woodlands

Hillside, Woods

2.4 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

3-9

3.3 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

3.5 Sunset Zone

A2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

3.7 Habit

Clump-Forming

4 Information

4.1 Plant Size

4.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

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76.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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6.1.3 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

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76.00 cm

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8.11 Plant Color

8.11.1 Flower Color

Blue

Pink, Red, White

8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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8.11.3 Fruit Color

Brown

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8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Dark Green, Green

8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

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8.12 Shape

8.12.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Compound

8.13 Thorns

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9 Season

9.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

9.2 Growing Conditions

9.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

9.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

9.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loamy

9.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

9.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

9.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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9.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

10 Care

10.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

10.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

10.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

10.4 Watering Plants

10.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

10.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

10.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

10.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

10.5 Soil

10.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

10.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loamy

10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

10.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

10.7 Pruning

Prune regularly, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

10.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10.9 Pests and Diseases

Japanese Beetles

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

10.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

11 Facts

11.1 Flowers

Showy

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11.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

11.2 Fruits

11.2.1 Showy Fruit

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11.2.2 Edible Fruit

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11.3 Fragrance

11.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11.4 Showy Foliage

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11.5 Showy Bark

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11.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

11.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

11.8 Evergreen

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11.9 Invasive

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11.10 Self-Sowing

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11.11 Attracts

Bees

Ants

11.12 Allergy

belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache, Nausea

Not Available

12 Benefits

12.1 Uses

12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

12.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.3 Edible Uses

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12.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

12.2 Plant Benefits

12.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Demulcent, Diuretic, Emollient, Fever, Kidney problems, Pulmonary afflictions

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

12.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Root, Seeds

12.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

12.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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12.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

BORAGO officinalis

Paeonia lactiflora

13.2 Common Name

Borage, starflower

Herbaceous Peony

13.2.1 In Hindi

Borage

Herbaceous peony

13.2.2 In German

Borretsch

Krautige Pfingstrose

13.2.3 In French

Bourrache

pivoines herbacées

13.2.4 In Spanish

borraja

peonía herbáceas

13.2.5 In Greek

Borage

ποώδη παιωνία

13.2.6 In Portuguese

Borragem

peônia herbáceas

13.2.7 In Polish

Ogórecznik

piwonii zielnych

13.2.8 In Latin

borage

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

14.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

14.4 Order

Lamiales

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14.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Paeoniaceae

14.6 Genus

Borago

Paeonia

14.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

14.8 Tribe

Not Available

14.9 Subfamily

Not Available

14.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Borage and Chinese Peony

Wondering what are the properties of Borage and Chinese Peony? We provide you with everything About Borage and Chinese Peony. Borage doesn't have thorns and Chinese Peony doesn't have thorns. Also Borage does not have fragrant flowers. Borage has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea and Chinese Peony has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Borage and Chinese Peony and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Borage and Chinese Peony

Season and care of Borage and Chinese Peony is important to know. While considering everything about Borage and Chinese Peony Care, growing season is an essential factor. Borage season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Chinese Peony season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Borage is Loam and for Chinese Peony is Loamy while the PH of soil for Borage is Neutral and for Chinese Peony is Neutral.

Borage and Chinese Peony Physical Information

Borage and Chinese Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Borage height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Borage and Chinese Peony are as follows:

Borage flower color: Blue
Borage leaf color: Green and Light Green
Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Borage and Chinese Peony

Care of Borage and Chinese Peony include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Borage pruning is done Prune regularly and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Chinese Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Borage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.