Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
China, Japan
Polynesia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
380
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Woods
Forest edges, gardens, Homesteads
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
H1, H2, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.50 cm760.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.50 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Pink, White
Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
Blue, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Red, Green, Dark Green, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Moist
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Mites, Nematodes, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cold, Cough, Gout, Headache, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Muscle Pain, Nerve pain, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual syndrome, Respiratory Disorders, Treating fever
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
Paonia lactiflora
Plerandra elegantissima
Common Name
Chinese Peony
False Aralia
In Hindi
Paonia lactiflora
Aralia
In German
Paonia lactiflora
falsch Aralia
In French
Paonia lactiflora
faux Aralia
In Spanish
lactiflora paonia
Falso Aralia
In Greek
Paonia lactiflora
Λάθος Aralia
In Portuguese
Paonia lactiflora
Aralia false
In Polish
Paonia lactiflora
fałsz Aralia
In Latin
Paonia lactiflora
falsum Aralia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Apiales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Araliaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Plerandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11
1
27800
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