Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
China, Japan
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Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
360
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Woods
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-3
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.50 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.50 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Pink, White
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Moist
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
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
Butterflies
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Paonia lactiflora
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Chinese Peony
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Paonia lactiflora
Ranunculus
In German
Paonia lactiflora
Ranunkel
In French
Paonia lactiflora
Ranunculus
In Spanish
lactiflora paonia
ranúnculo
In Greek
Paonia lactiflora
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Paonia lactiflora
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Paonia lactiflora
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Paonia lactiflora
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Ranunculales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
-
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
1600
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27800
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