Prairie Dropseed

Chinese Peony

About Prairie Dropseed and Chinese Peony

Prairie Dropseed

Chinese Peony

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

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

Hay fields

Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 2

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm76.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm76.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Purple, Light Green

Pink, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Bronze

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

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

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

Single

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

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Ants

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SPOROBOLUS heterolepis

Paeonia lactiflora

7.2 Common Name

Prairie Dropseed

Herbaceous Peony

7.2.1 In Hindi

prairie dropseed

Herbaceous peony

7.2.2 In German

Prärie Dropseed

Krautige Pfingstrose

7.2.3 In French

prairie dropseed

pivoines herbacées

7.2.4 In Spanish

dropseed pradera

peonía herbáceas

7.2.5 In Greek

λιβάδι dropseed

ποώδη παιωνία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pradaria dropseed

peônia herbáceas

7.2.7 In Polish

łąka dropseed

piwonii zielnych

7.2.8 In Latin

PRATUM grama

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Paeoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Sporobolus

Paeonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA40

1 27800

Properties of Prairie Dropseed and Chinese Peony

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

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Season and Care of Prairie Dropseed and Chinese Peony

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

Prairie Dropseed and Chinese Peony Physical Information

Prairie Dropseed and Chinese Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Prairie Dropseed height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Prairie Dropseed and Chinese Peony are as follows:

Prairie Dropseed flower color: Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Prairie Dropseed leaf color: Green
Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Prairie Dropseed and Chinese Peony

Care of Prairie Dropseed and Chinese Peony include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Prairie Dropseed pruning is done 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 Prairie Dropseed 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.