Morphological aspects of peony and Peony

blade

The leaves of peony are wider and those of peony are narrower; Peony flowers and leaves are green on the front and light yellow on the back, while peony flowers and leaves are black green; There is white powder on the lower surface of peony leaves, and peony leaves are dense, bright and waxy. The leaves of peony are mostly pinnately compound leaves with two loops and three branches.

flower

Peony flowers are mostly solitary at the top of branches, with a long diameter of 20 cm, while peony flowers are mostly clustered, with a diameter of about 15 cm; Peony has many flower types, including single petal type, lotus type, chrysanthemum type, rose type, crown type, Hydrangea type and so on, while peony has no many flower types; Peony flowers are more colorful than peony flowers. Years of artificial cultivation have made the varieties of peony flowers more abundant.

Physiological aspects of peony and Peony

florescence

The flowering period of peony flower is earlier than that of peony flower. Peony flower usually blooms in the middle and late April, while peony flower blooms in the first and middle of May. Their flowering periods differ by about half a month. Basically, it can be said that spring peony and summer peony.

Fundamental difference

Peony is a deciduous shrub, belonging to woody plants, which can grow up to more than two meters high, while peony belongs to perennial herbs, which can grow up to no more than one meter.

The most obvious difference

When winter comes, the old branches of peony will remain on the ground, and the aboveground part of peony will wither in winter.