Chinese Peony

San Pedro

About Chinese Peony and San Pedro

Chinese Peony

San Pedro

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil

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

shrublands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

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

12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

76.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Succulent

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, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings

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

Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Requires more often in extreme heat

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, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Prune to stimulate growth

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

6-12-12 or 5-10-10

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Scale insects, Slugs, Snails

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

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

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

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

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

Aphrodisiac, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

extracted oil

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

ECHINOPSIS pachanoi

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

San Pedro

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

सैन पेड्रो

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Echinopsis pachanoi

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

Echinopsis pachanoi

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

Echinopsis pachanoi

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

San Pedro κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Wachuma

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

San pedro (kaktus)

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

San Pedro

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Echinopsis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Trichocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

40NA

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and San Pedro

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and San Pedro

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

Chinese Peony and San Pedro Physical Information

Chinese Peony and San Pedro physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas San Pedro height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and San Pedro are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
San Pedro flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
San Pedro leaf color: Not Available

Care of Chinese Peony and San Pedro

Care of Chinese Peony and San Pedro 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 San Pedro pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer San Pedro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.