Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Shrub
Fruit
Origin
China, Japan
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Types
-
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Number of Varieties
325
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Woods
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-96-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
10-1
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.50 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.50 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Pink, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Moist
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
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
Ants
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cold, Cough, Gout, Headache, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Muscle Pain, Nerve pain, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual syndrome, Respiratory Disorders, Treating fever
Immunity
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
Paonia lactiflora
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
Common Name
Chinese Peony
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
In Hindi
Paonia lactiflora
Plumcot
In German
Paonia lactiflora
Plumcot
In French
Paonia lactiflora
plumcot
In Spanish
lactiflora paonia
plumcot
In Greek
Paonia lactiflora
Plumcot
In Portuguese
Paonia lactiflora
plumcot
In Polish
Paonia lactiflora
Plumcot
In Latin
Paonia lactiflora
Plumcot
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Ericales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
125
1
27800
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