Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbaceous Perennial
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Asia
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Types
Bowl of Beauty, Laura Dessert
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
Number of Varieties
530
0
40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden
Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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
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
90.00 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
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
Fertilizers
5-10-10 fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf Blotch, Ringspot virus, Stem rot, Tip blight, Verticillium Wilt
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Double
Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Butterflies
Ants
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Alterative, Analgesic, Anodyne, anti inflammatory, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Hypotensive, Tonic
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Eaten in a broth, Powdered and mixed with tea
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PAEONIA lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
Paeonia suffruticosa
Common Name
Double Pink Peony, Garden Peony
Peony
In Hindi
Double Pink Peony
Peony
In German
Doppelte rosa Pfingstrosen
Pfingstrose
In French
Double Rose pivoine
Pivoine
In Spanish
Doble Pink Peony
Peonía
In Greek
Διπλό Ροζ Παιωνία
παιωνία
In Portuguese
Duplo Pink Peony
Peônia
In Polish
Podwójne Pink Peony
Piwonia
In Latin
Geminus Pink AGLAOPHOTIS
AGLAOPHOTIS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dilleniales
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Family
Paeoniaceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Paeonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
130
1
27800
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