Chinese Peony

Longan

About Chinese Peony and Longan

Chinese Peony

Longan

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Southern Asia, India, China

1.4 Types

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

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Humid climates, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-98-10

0 99

1.5 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-4

1.6 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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.7 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.6.1 Minimum Width

76.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.7 Plant Color

2.7.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

White, Ivory

2.7.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.7.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Gold, Tan

2.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Red, Green, Dark Green

2.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Dark Green

2.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Dark Green

2.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.8 Shape

2.8.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Ovate

2.9 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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

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

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

Divison, 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

Does not require lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Less Watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Adequately

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Ample 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

4.7 Pruning

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

Don't prune in winter, No pruning needed in the early stages

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize three times a year, very little fertilizers at a time

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Caterpillars, Scale, Spider mites

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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

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

Ants

Birds, 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.

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Heart problems, Skin Disorders, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

DIMOCARPUS longan

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Longan

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

Longan

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Longan

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

longane

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

Longan

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

Longan

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Longan

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

Longan

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Longan

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Sapindaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Dimocarpus

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

40NA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Longan

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Longan

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

Chinese Peony and Longan Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Longan physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Longan height is 910.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Longan are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Longan flower color: White and Ivory
Longan leaf color: Red, Green and Dark Green

Care of Chinese Peony and Longan

Care of Chinese Peony and Longan 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 Longan pruning is done Don't prune in winter and No pruning needed in the early stages. In summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Longan needs Less Watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water.