Chinese Peony

California Lilac

About Chinese Peony and California Lilac

Chinese Peony

California Lilac

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Hillside, Open Forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-97-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

76.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Ants

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Can be made into a herbal tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

CEANOTHUS 'Cascade'

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

California Lilac

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

कैलिफोर्निया बकाइन

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Kalifornien Lilac

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

Californie Lilas

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

California lila

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

Καλιφόρνια Λιλά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

California Lilac

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

Kalifornia Lilac

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

California Lilac

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Chlorophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Rosales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Rhamnaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Ceanothus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

4060

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and California Lilac

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

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Chinese Peony and Japanese Poppy

Chinese Peony and Acerola

Chinese Peony and Iceland Poppy

» More

More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Chinese Peony and California Lilac

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

Chinese Peony and California Lilac Physical Information

Chinese Peony and California Lilac physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas California Lilac height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and California Lilac are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
California Lilac flower color: Blue
California Lilac leaf color: Green

Care of Chinese Peony and California Lilac

Care of Chinese Peony and California Lilac include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and California Lilac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer California Lilac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.