About Chinese Peony

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

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

Number of Varieties

Rank: 87 (Overall)

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Habitat

Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

76.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

76.00 cm

Rank: 89 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Thorns

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loamy

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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51% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Attracts

Ants

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

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37% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Paeonia lactiflora

Common Name

Herbaceous Peony

In Hindi

Herbaceous peony

In German

Krautige Pfingstrose

In French

pivoines herbacées

In Spanish

peonía herbáceas

In Greek

ποώδη παιωνία

In Portuguese

peônia herbáceas

In Polish

piwonii zielnych

In Latin

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Family

Paeoniaceae

Genus

Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Chinese Peony

Want to know the properties of Chinese Peony? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Chinese Peony is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Chinese Peony Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach and Urinary tract problems

Part of plant used: Flowers, Root and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Chinese Peony Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Chinese Peony. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Chinese Peony physical information is as follows: 76.00 cm tall and 76.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Compound. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Pink, Red and White

Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Chinese Peony

Taking Chinese Peony Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Chinese Peony include pruning, which should be done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Part sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Chinese Peony

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Chinese Peony is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Chinese Peony is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 30 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White. This plant's habitat is Hillside and Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.