Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Ornamental Plants
Origin
China, Japan
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
32
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Woods
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-10
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
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.50 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Pink, White
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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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
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Globe shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Moist
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
Budding
Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Drought Tolerant
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
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
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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
Diabetes
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
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
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Paonia lactiflora
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Common Name
Chinese Peony
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
In Hindi
Paonia lactiflora
Sina
In German
Paonia lactiflora
Sina
In French
Paonia lactiflora
Sina
In Spanish
lactiflora paonia
Sina
In Greek
Paonia lactiflora
Sina
In Portuguese
Paonia lactiflora
Sina
In Polish
Paonia lactiflora
Sina
In Latin
Paonia lactiflora
Sina
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Caryophyllales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Stenocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
-
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Number of Species
1-
1
27800
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