Life Span
Perennial
  
Perennial
  
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
  
Grass
  
Origin
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
  
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
  
Types
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
  
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
  
Habitat
Hillside, Woods
  
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9
  
8-11
  
AHS Heat Zone
8-1
  
12 - 9
  
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, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  
Habit
Clump-Forming
  
Clump-Forming
  
Plant Size
  
  
Minimum Width
Not Available
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
  
Green, Light Green
  
Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Not Available
  
Non Fruiting Plant
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
  
Light Green, Dark Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
  
Light Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
  
Green, Yellow green, Gold
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
  
Gold, Tan
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Compound
  
Grass like
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Spring
  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Growth Rate
Slow
  
Very Slow
  
Type of Soil
Loamy
  
Loam, Sand
  
The pH of Soil
Neutral
  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Drainage
Well drained
  
Average
  
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
  
Not Available
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
No
  
Tolerances
Not Available
  
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
  
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
  
Ground
  
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
  
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
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
  
weekly regular
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Neutral
  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Soil Type
Loamy
  
Loam, Sand
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
  
Average
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
  
Army-worms, sod webworms
  
Plant Tolerance
Not Available
  
Drought
  
Flowers
Yes
  
Insignificant
  
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
Yes
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
No
  
No
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Coarse
  
Fine
  
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
  
Matte
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
No
  
Self-Sowing
No
  
No
  
Attracts
Ants
  
Crickets
  
Allergy
Not Available
  
Not Defined
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
  
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
None
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
  
Unknown
  
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
  
Whole plant
  
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
  
Used as a golf course turf
  
Used As Indoor Plant
No
  
Insignificant
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
  
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
  
Botanical Name
Paeonia suffruticosa
  
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
  
Common Name
Peony
  
Korean Velvet Grass
  
In Hindi
Peony
  
कोरियाई मखमल घास
  
In German
Pfingstrose
  
Korean Samt Gras
  
In French
Pivoine
  
herbe de velours coréenne
  
In Spanish
Peonía
  
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
  
In Greek
παιωνία
  
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
  
In Portuguese
Peônia
  
grama de veludo coreano
  
In Polish
Piwonia
  
Not Available
  
In Latin
AGLAOPHOTIS
  
Carl herba
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Angiosperms
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Monocotyledonae
  
Order
Not Available
  
Cyperales
  
Family
Paeoniaceae
  
Poaceae
  
Genus
Paeonia
  
Zoysia Willd
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Commelinids
  
Tribe
Not Available
  
Cynodonteae
  
Subfamily
Not Available
  
Chloridoideae
  
Season and Care of Peony and Korean Velvet Grass
Season and care of Peony and Korean Velvet Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Peony and Korean Velvet Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Peony season is Spring and Korean Velvet Grass season is Spring. The type of soil for Peony is Loamy and for Korean Velvet Grass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Peony is Neutral and for Korean Velvet Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.
Peony and Korean Velvet Grass Physical Information
Peony and Korean Velvet Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Peony height is 76.20 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Korean Velvet Grass height is 2.50 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Peony and Korean Velvet Grass are as follows:
Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Peony leaf color: Dark Green
Korean Velvet Grass flower color: Green, Light Green
- Korean Velvet Grass leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green
Care of Peony and Korean Velvet Grass
Care of Peony and Korean Velvet Grass 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 Korean Velvet Grass pruning is done 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 Korean Velvet Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.