Chinese Peony

Nasturtium

About Chinese Peony and Nasturtium

Chinese Peony

Nasturtium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

South America

1.4 Types

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

Annuals

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cm15.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

76.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

White, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

White, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

White, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Orbicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, 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

Medium

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, Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

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

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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

Medium

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

Hummingbirds, 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.

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

Antibacterial, Antibiotic, Anti-fungal, Antiseptic, Depurative, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Stimulates new cell growth

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used as an insecticide, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

TROPAEOLUM majus

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Indian Cress, Nasturtium

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

Tropaeolum majus

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Tropaeolum majus

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

Tropaeolum majus

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

Tropaeolum majus

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

Tropaeolum majus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Tropaeolum majus

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

nasturcja większa

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Tropaeolum majus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Tropaeolaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Tropaeolum

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

4080

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Nasturtium

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Nasturtium

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

Chinese Peony and Nasturtium Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Nasturtium physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Nasturtium height is 15.40 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Nasturtium are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Nasturtium flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Nasturtium leaf color: White and Light Green

Care of Chinese Peony and Nasturtium

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