Peony

Ground Orchid

About Peony and Ground Orchid

Peony

Ground Orchid

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Japan

1.4 Types

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

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Woods

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

7-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

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

H1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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76.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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61.00 cm

Rank: 93 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

White, Dark Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part 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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs

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

Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part 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

cut main flower spike, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Crown rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Ants

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

along a porch, deck or patio, Bonsai, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Paeonia suffruticosa

CALANTHE discolor

7.2 Common Name

Peony

Ground Orchid, Japanese Hardy Calanthe Orchid

7.2.1 In Hindi

Peony

Ground Orchid

7.2.2 In German

Pfingstrose

Ground Orchid

7.2.3 In French

Pivoine

Ground Orchid

7.2.4 In Spanish

Peonía

Ground Orchid

7.2.5 In Greek

παιωνία

Ground Orchid

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Peônia

Ground Orchid

7.2.7 In Polish

Piwonia

Ground Orchid

7.2.8 In Latin

AGLAOPHOTIS

Ground Orchid

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Not Available

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Paeoniaceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Paeonia

Bletilla

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Arethuseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Peony and Ground Orchid

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

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Season and Care of Peony and Ground Orchid

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

Peony and Ground Orchid Physical Information

Peony and Ground Orchid physical information is very important for comparison. Peony height is 76.20 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Ground Orchid height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Peony and Ground Orchid are as follows:

Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Ground Orchid flower color: White and Dark Red
Ground Orchid leaf color: Light Green

Care of Peony and Ground Orchid

Care of Peony and Ground Orchid include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Ground Orchid pruning is done cut main flower spike, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ground Orchid needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.