Chinese Peony

Dwarf Nandina

About Chinese Peony and Dwarf Nandina

Chinese Peony

Dwarf Nandina

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

China, Japan

1.4 Types

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

Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina 'Colerno' Dwarf Nandina 'Compacta' Dwarf Nandina 'Filamentosa' Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina 'Harbor Belle' Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina 'Moon Bay'

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3030

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

low mountains, Mountain tops, Mountains, Valley

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-96-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

76.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Purple, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Green, Purple

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Green, Purple

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Red, Green, Purple

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Acuminate

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

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

Not Available

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

Seedlings

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

Do not water frequently, Needs less watering

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

Not Available

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

Coarse

Fine

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

Ants

Mealybugs, Whiteflies

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.

Bonsai, Borders

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

Antirheumatic, Antitussive, Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used for making informal hedge

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

Container, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

NANDINA domestica 'Nana Purpurea'

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

heavenly bamboo sacred bamboo nandina

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

Dwarf Nandina

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Dwarf Nandina

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

Nandina Dwarf

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

Nandina enana

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

Dwarf Nandina

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Nandina do anão

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

Dwarf Nandina

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Dwarf Nandina

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Berberidaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Nandina

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

40NA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Dwarf Nandina

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Dwarf Nandina

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

Chinese Peony and Dwarf Nandina Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Dwarf Nandina physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Dwarf Nandina height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Dwarf Nandina are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Dwarf Nandina flower color: Not Available
Dwarf Nandina leaf color: Green, Purple and Copper

Care of Chinese Peony and Dwarf Nandina

Care of Chinese Peony and Dwarf Nandina 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 Dwarf Nandina 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 Dwarf Nandina needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.