Chinese Peony

Opium Poppy

About Chinese Peony and Opium Poppy

Chinese Peony

Opium Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, Western Asia

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

7-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

8 - 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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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76.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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76.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Plum, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Tan, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Light Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Egg-shaped

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

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

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, Pot

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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply

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

Alkaline, Neutral

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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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single, Double, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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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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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

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

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, 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

Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

PAPAVER somniferum

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Opium Poppy, Poppyseed Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

अफीम पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Schlafmohn

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

Grain d'opium

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

adormidera

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

μήκωνος της υπνοφόρου

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Papoula do ópio

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

MAK lekarski

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

opium Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Papaver

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Chinese Peony and Opium Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Opium Poppy

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

Chinese Peony and Opium Poppy Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Opium Poppy physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Opium Poppy height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Opium Poppy are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Opium Poppy flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Plum and Ivory
Opium Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Blue Green

Care of Chinese Peony and Opium Poppy

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