Florida Blue

Peony

About Florida Blue and Peony

Florida Blue

Peony

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

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

Number of Varieties

1030

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Grassland, Warmer regions

Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-113-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm76.20 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

8.00 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Compound

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

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, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Ants

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

Paeonia suffruticosa

Common Name

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

Peony

In Hindi

Lisianthus

Peony

In German

Lisianthus

Pfingstrose

In French

Lisianthus

Pivoine

In Spanish

Lisianthus

Peonía

In Greek

Lisianthus

παιωνία

In Portuguese

Lisianthus

Peônia

In Polish

Eustoma

Piwonia

In Latin

Lisianthus

AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Gentianaceae

Paeoniaceae

Genus

Eustoma

Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Chironieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

330

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Florida Blue and Peony

Wondering what are the properties of Florida Blue and Peony? We provide you with everything About Florida Blue and Peony. Florida Blue doesn't have thorns and Peony doesn't have thorns. Also Florida Blue does not have fragrant flowers. Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Peony has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Florida Blue and Peony and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Grass Plants » More

Florida Blue and Alpine Delphinium

Florida Blue and Zoysia

Florida Blue and Eastern Gamagrass

» More Compare Grass Plants

Season and Care of Florida Blue and Peony

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

Florida Blue and Peony Physical Information

Florida Blue and Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Peony height is 76.20 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Florida Blue and Peony are as follows:

Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green
Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Florida Blue and Peony

Care of Florida Blue and Peony include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.