Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
South Africa
Types
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
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Number of Varieties
305
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Woods
Tropical regions, Well Drained, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-97-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
10-5
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
76.20 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm2.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
White, Light Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Long Narrow
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy
Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
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Tolerances
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Dry soil, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Budding, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
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
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in fall, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Bacterial leaf spot, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Plant Tolerance
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Dry soil, Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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Edible Fruit
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
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Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
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Invasive
✔
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✘
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Ants
Bugs, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
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Dermatitis, Pain and fatigue
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
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Acne, For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Acne, Aging, Antidepressant, epilepsy, Nerve pain, Obesity, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Bulbs
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Animal Feed, Can be made into a herbal tea, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
Paeonia suffruticosa
TULBAGHIA violacea
Common Name
Peony
Society Garlic
In Hindi
Peony
लहसुन
In German
Pfingstrose
Knoblauch
In French
Pivoine
Ail
In Spanish
Peonía
Ajo
In Greek
παιωνία
σκόρδο
In Portuguese
Peônia
alho
In Polish
Piwonia
czosnek
In Latin
AGLAOPHOTIS
allium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
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Liliales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Monocotyledonous
Tribe
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Subfamily
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Lilioideae
Number of Species
30500
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27800
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