Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Tree
Origin
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Australia
Types
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
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Number of Varieties
3010
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Woods
Littoral rainforest, Near Estuaries
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-99-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm910.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
White
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Orange, Light Yellow, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Pinnate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
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Frost, Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally
Reduce water once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Borers
Plant Tolerance
-
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Paeonia suffruticosa
CUPANIOPSIS anacardioides
Common Name
Peony
Tuckeroo, Green leaved tamarind
In Hindi
Peony
Carrotwood ट्री
In German
Pfingstrose
Carrotwood Baum
In French
Pivoine
Carrotwood Arbre
In Spanish
Peonía
Árbol carrotwood
In Greek
παιωνία
Carrotwood Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Peônia
Árvore Carrotwood
In Polish
Piwonia
Carrotwood Drzewo
In Latin
AGLAOPHOTIS
Carrotwood ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
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Sapindales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Sapindaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Cupaniopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Sapindoideae
Number of Species
304
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27800
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