Chinese Peony

Sweet Olive

About Chinese Peony and Sweet Olive

Chinese Peony

Sweet Olive

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

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

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-96-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 8

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

21,22

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 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

White, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Oval, Finely Dentate

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

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Semi-hardwood 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

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Clay, 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

Remove no more than one-third of each branch

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-purpose dry fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

No serious insect or disease problems

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

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

Nematodes

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.

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair

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

Antitussive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes

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, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

OSMANTHUS fragrans

7.2 Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive

7.2.1 In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

Sweet Olive

7.2.2 In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

Sweet Olive

7.2.3 In French

pivoines herbacées

Olive douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

Oliva dulce

7.2.5 In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

γλυκό Ελιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

Olive doce

7.2.7 In Polish

piwonii zielnych

słodki Olive

7.2.8 In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Dulce Olive

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Oleaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Osmanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Oleeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

4015

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Peony and Sweet Olive

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Peony and Sweet Olive

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

Chinese Peony and Sweet Olive Physical Information

Chinese Peony and Sweet Olive physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm whereas Sweet Olive height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Peony and Sweet Olive are as follows:

Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Sweet Olive flower color: White and Orange
Sweet Olive leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chinese Peony and Sweet Olive

Care of Chinese Peony and Sweet Olive 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 Sweet Olive pruning is done Remove no more than one-third of each branch. In summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sweet Olive needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.