Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
United States, Canada, Mexico
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Types
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Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
Number of Varieties
1530
0
40000
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Habitat
Bluffs, Woods
Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-1
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate to elliptical
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loamy
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Foliage diseases
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Ants
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Rheumatism
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Shoots
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Maianthemum racemosum
Paeonia suffruticosa
Common Name
Treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, false spikenard
Peony
In Hindi
Treacleberry
Peony
In German
Treacleberry
Pfingstrose
In French
Treacleberry
Pivoine
In Spanish
Treacleberry
Peonía
In Greek
Treacleberry
παιωνία
In Portuguese
Treacleberry
Peônia
In Polish
Treacleberry
Piwonia
In Latin
Treacleberry
AGLAOPHOTIS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
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Family
Liliaceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Maianthemum
Paeonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
3930
1
27800
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