Bread Tree

Chinese Peony

About Bread Tree and Chinese Peony

Bread Tree

Chinese Peony

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6630

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-123-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

290.00 cm76.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm76.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pink, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Not Available

Ants

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

Paeonia lactiflora

7.2 Common Name

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

Herbaceous Peony

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bread Tree

Herbaceous peony

7.2.2 In German

Brotbaum

Krautige Pfingstrose

7.2.3 In French

Bread Arbre

pivoines herbacées

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol del pan

peonía herbáceas

7.2.5 In Greek

ψωμί Δέντρο

ποώδη παιωνία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore de pão

peônia herbáceas

7.2.7 In Polish

chleb Drzewo

piwonii zielnych

7.2.8 In Latin

panis ligno

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cycadales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Cycadaceae

Paeoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Encephalartos

Paeonia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6640

1 27800

Properties of Bread Tree and Chinese Peony

Wondering what are the properties of Bread Tree and Chinese Peony? We provide you with everything About Bread Tree and Chinese Peony. Bread Tree has thorns and Chinese Peony doesn't have thorns. Also Bread Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Bread Tree has allergic reactions like Not Available and Chinese Peony has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Bread Tree and Chinese Peony and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bread Tree and Chinese Peony

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

Bread Tree and Chinese Peony Physical Information

Bread Tree and Chinese Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Bread Tree and Chinese Peony are as follows:

Bread Tree flower color: Not Available
Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bread Tree and Chinese Peony

Care of Bread Tree and Chinese Peony include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves 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 Bread Tree 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.