Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Fruit
Shrub
Origin
China
China, Japan
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
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Number of Varieties
20003
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Grassland, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-93-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm91.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm91.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
Light Pink, Pink, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Red, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Early Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Moist
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Budding
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
Ants
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Atherosclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cold, Cough, Gout, Headache, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Muscle Pain, Nerve pain, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual syndrome, Respiratory Disorders, Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
Paonia lactiflora
Common Name
Peach
Chinese Peony
In Hindi
आड़ू
Paonia lactiflora
In German
Pfirsich
Paonia lactiflora
In French
pêche
Paonia lactiflora
In Spanish
melocotón
lactiflora paonia
In Greek
ροδάκινο
Paonia lactiflora
In Portuguese
pêssego
Paonia lactiflora
In Polish
brzoskwinia
Paonia lactiflora
In Latin
persici
Paonia lactiflora
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Dilleniales
Family
Rosaceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Prunus
Paeonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
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Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species
701
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27800
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