Red Buckeye

Chinese Peony

About Red Buckeye and Chinese Peony

Red Buckeye

Chinese Peony

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

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

Number of Varieties

230

0 40000

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Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

8-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm76.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm76.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Compound

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loamy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove dead branches

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

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds

Ants

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

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

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia

Paeonia lactiflora

Common Name

Red Buckeye

Herbaceous Peony

In Hindi

Red Buckeye

Herbaceous peony

In German

Red Buckeye

Krautige Pfingstrose

In French

Red Buckeye

pivoines herbacées

In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias

peonía herbáceas

In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye

ποώδη παιωνία

In Portuguese

Red Buckeye

peônia herbáceas

In Polish

Red Buckeye

piwonii zielnych

In Latin

Red Buckeye

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Hippocastanaceae

Paeoniaceae

Genus

Aesculus

Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Number of Species

2040

1 27800

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Properties of Red Buckeye and Chinese Peony

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

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Season and Care of Red Buckeye and Chinese Peony

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

Red Buckeye and Chinese Peony Physical Information

Red Buckeye and Chinese Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Red Buckeye height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Red Buckeye and Chinese Peony are as follows:

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

Care of Red Buckeye and Chinese Peony

Care of Red Buckeye and Chinese Peony include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Buckeye pruning is done Remove dead branches 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 Red Buckeye 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.