Chinese Peony

Octopus Tree

About Chinese Peony and Octopus Tree

Chinese Peony

Octopus Tree

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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

Melanesia, Australia

1.4 Types

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

Umbrella plant Amate

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

301000

0 40000

1.4 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

gardens, Homesteads, Roadsides, Tropical regions, Woods

1.5 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-910-15

4 99

1.6 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

1.7 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, 23, 24

1.8 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

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 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Red, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Red, Purple

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Elliptic

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, 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

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water occasionally

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

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial 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

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

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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Dermititis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

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

Arthritis, Asthma, Headache, Rheumatoid arthritis, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

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, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

SCHEFFLERA actinophylla

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Octopus Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

ऑक्टोपस पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Octopus tree

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

arbre Octopus

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

árbol pulpo

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

χταπόδι δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Octopus árvore

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

Ośmiornica drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

polypus ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Apiales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Araliaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Schefflera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aralioideae

8.10 Number of Species

40NA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Octopus Tree

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Octopus Tree

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

Chinese Peony and Octopus Tree Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Octopus Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Octopus Tree height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Octopus Tree are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Octopus Tree flower color: Red and Pink
Octopus Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Chinese Peony and Octopus Tree

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