Potentilla

Chinese Peony

About Potentilla and Chinese Peony

Potentilla

Chinese Peony

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA30

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm76.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

91.44 cm76.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Yellow

Pink, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Dark Green, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Fall, Spring

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

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

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

Not Available

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Ants

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA

Paeonia lactiflora

7.2 Common Name

Potentilla

Herbaceous Peony

7.2.1 In Hindi

Potentilla plant

Herbaceous peony

7.2.2 In German

Potentilla Pflanze

Krautige Pfingstrose

7.2.3 In French

plante Potentilla

pivoines herbacées

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta Potentilla

peonía herbáceas

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό potentilla

ποώδη παιωνία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Potentilla

peônia herbáceas

7.2.7 In Polish

Potentilla roślin

piwonii zielnych

7.2.8 In Latin

Potentilla herba

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Paeoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Paeonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

30040

1 27800

Properties of Potentilla and Chinese Peony

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

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Season and Care of Potentilla and Chinese Peony

Season and care of Potentilla and Chinese Peony is important to know. While considering everything about Potentilla and Chinese Peony Care, growing season is an essential factor. Potentilla season is Early Fall and Spring and Chinese Peony season is Early Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Potentilla is Well drained and for Chinese Peony is Loamy while the PH of soil for Potentilla is Slightly Alkaline and for Chinese Peony is Neutral.

Potentilla and Chinese Peony Physical Information

Potentilla and Chinese Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Potentilla and Chinese Peony are as follows:

Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green
Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Potentilla and Chinese Peony

Care of Potentilla and Chinese Peony include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinese 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 Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.