Chinese Peony

Red Hot Poker

About Chinese Peony and Red Hot Poker

Chinese Peony

Red Hot Poker

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Damp shores, Marshy ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-96-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10-5

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cm111.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

76.00 cm71.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Orange, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

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

Early Summer, 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, Stem Planting

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

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

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

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

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

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

no allergic reactions

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

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

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

Not Available

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

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

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Red Hot Poker

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

Red Hot Poker

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Red Hot Poker

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

Red Hot Poker

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

Red Hot Poker

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

Red Hot Poker

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Red Hot Pôquer

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

Red Hot Poker

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Hot Rubrum Poker

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Liliales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Kniphofia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asphodeloideae

8.10 Number of Species

4072

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Red Hot Poker

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Red Hot Poker

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

Chinese Peony and Red Hot Poker Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Red Hot Poker physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Red Hot Poker height is 111.80 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Red Hot Poker are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Red Hot Poker flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Red Hot Poker leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Chinese Peony and Red Hot Poker

Care of Chinese Peony and Red Hot Poker 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 Red Hot Poker 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 Red Hot Poker needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.