Chinese Peony

Desert Ironwood

About Chinese Peony and Desert Ironwood

Chinese Peony

Desert Ironwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico

1.4 Types

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

Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-98-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

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

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

76.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

White, Light Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Small oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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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

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Ants

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Carvings, Knife handles

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

OLNEYA tesota

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Ironwood

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Wüsteneisenholz

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

désert Ironwood

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

Ironwood desierto

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

Ironwood έρημο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

deserto Ironwood

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

pustynia Ironwood

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

desert ironwood

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Fabales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Olneya

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Robinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

40NA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Desert Ironwood

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Desert Ironwood

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

Chinese Peony and Desert Ironwood Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Desert Ironwood physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Desert Ironwood height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Desert Ironwood are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Desert Ironwood flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Desert Ironwood leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Chinese Peony and Desert Ironwood

Care of Chinese Peony and Desert Ironwood 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 Desert Ironwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Desert Ironwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.