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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

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Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Number of Varieties

1530
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-3
8-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

609.60 cm76.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

457.20 cm76.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, White
Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring

Pink
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring, Late Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Sandy
Loamy

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
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

In Summer

Moderate
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

-
Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

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Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
Ants

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Cosmetics
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
Paeonia lactiflora

Common Name

Plum
Herbaceous Peony

In Hindi

बेर
Herbaceous peony

In German

Pflaume
Krautige Pfingstrose

In French

prune
pivoines herbacées

In Spanish

ciruela
peonía herbáceas

In Greek

Δαμάσκηνο
ποώδη παιωνία

In Portuguese

ameixa
peônia herbáceas

In Polish

Śliwka
piwonii zielnych

In Latin

Plum
herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
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Family

Rosaceae
Paeoniaceae

Genus

Prunus
Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species

4040
1 27800
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Difference Between Plum and Chinese Peony

If you are confused whether Plum or Chinese Peony are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Plum and Chinese Peony Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Plum are Nitrogen and Phosphorous, whereas for Chinese Peony fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Plum and Chinese Peony if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Plum and Chinese Peony

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Plum and Chinese Peony. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Plum and Chinese Peony as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Plum is Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems and Heart problems whereas of Chinese Peony is Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach and Urinary tract problems. Plum has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone and Skin Problems while Chinese Peony has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin tone and Skin Problems.

Compare Facts of Plum vs Chinese Peony

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Plum vs Chinese Peony and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Plum are Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching and Vomiting whereas of Chinese Peony have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Plum has showy fruits and Chinese Peony has no showy fruits. Also Plum is flowering and Chinese Peony is flowering. You can compare Plum and Chinese Peony facts and facts of other plants too.