Chinese Peony

Prickly Lettuce

About Chinese Peony and Prickly Lettuce

Chinese Peony

Prickly Lettuce

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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

Europe

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

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-96-9

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

76.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Not Available

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

Clay, 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

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

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

Requires regular 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Moist

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

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.

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

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

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

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

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

LACTUCA serriola

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

Prickly Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Feigensalat

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

laitue scariole

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

lechuga espinosa

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

alface espinhosa

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

Kolczasta Sałata

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Opuntia Lactuca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Asterales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Lactuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

40NA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Prickly Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Prickly Lettuce

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

Chinese Peony and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Chinese Peony and Prickly Lettuce

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