Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Asia
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Types
Bowl of Beauty, Laura Dessert
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Number of Varieties
7001
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40000
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Habitat
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-96-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-6
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
H1, 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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm61.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Bronze
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Bronze
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, reseeds
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during periods of drought
Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
High phosphorus
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Ants, Insects
Bumblebees, Flying insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
Heals cracked skin
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Anodyne, Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Astringent, Carminative, Diuretic
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds, Stem
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Other Uses
Eaten in a broth, Powdered and mixed with tea
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PAEONIA lactiflora 'Laura Dessert'
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral
Common Name
Garden Peony, Chinese Peony
Curly wurly
In Hindi
Garden Peony
Corkscrew Rush
In German
Garten -Pfingstrose
Corkscrew Rush
In French
Jardin Pivoine
Corkscrew Rush
In Spanish
Jardín Peony
Corkscrew Rush
In Greek
Κήπος Παιώνια
Corkscrew Rush
In Portuguese
Garden Peony
Corkscrew Rush
In Polish
Garden Peony
Corkscrew Rush
In Latin
AGLAOPHOTIS paradiso
Corkscrew Rush
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Poales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Juncaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Juncus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
4025
1
27800
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