Another name for Peony

Rattan, leek, white antler, wood peony, baiyujin, Luoyang flower, Fugui flower

Growth habit of peony

I like a warm, cool, dry and sunny environment. Like sunshine, but also resistant to semi shade, weak alkali, afraid of ponding, afraid of direct sunlight. Suitable for growing in loose and fertile neutral soil. The soil is too sticky and easy to grow poorly

The suitable temperature for growth is 15 ~ 25 ℃, and when the temperature is above 25 ℃, it enters the dormant state. At 17 ~ 20 ℃, the flowers are the most beautiful. Peony can survive the winter at - 30 ℃. But in the cold areas of North China, we should pay attention to keep warm in winter to avoid frostbite

The high temperature and humidity environment in the south is unfavorable to the growth of peonies. Therefore, the maintenance in the South requires specific conditions to watch the beautiful peonies

Morphological characteristics of peony

Peony is a perennial deciduous shrub with slow growth, small plant type and plant height of 0.5 ~ 2m; The root is fleshy, thick and long, with lignification in the center. The length is generally 0.5 ~ 0.8m, and the length of a few roots can reach 2m; The color of root skin and root meat varies with varieties; The flower branches of peony are upright and crisp, round, forming a shrub shape by clumping several branches from the rhizome. The current year's branches are smooth, yellowish brown, often cracked and peeled off; The leaves are alternate, and the leaves are usually double and triple compound leaves. The upper part of the peony flower branch is often single leaf, and the leaflets are in the shape of needle, oval and oval. The terminal leaflets are often 2 ~ 3-lobed, with dark green or yellow green on the top and gray green under, smooth or hairy; The total petiole of peony is 8 ~ 20 cm long, with grooves on the surface; The flower is single on the top of the current year's branch, bisexual, large and colorful, beautiful and colorful, and the flower diameter is 10 ~ 30 cm; The colors of flowers include white, yellow, pink, red, purple, purple, dark purple (black), snow blue (pink blue), green and compound color

Species of peony

There are many classification methods of peony flowers, which can be divided into upright type, developing type and semi open type according to plant type; According to the bud type, it can be divided into round bud type, narrow bud type, eagle beak type and open beak type; According to the branching habit, it can be divided into single branch type and cluster branch type; According to the design and color, it can be divided into white, yellow, pink, red, purple, dark purple (black), snow blue (pink blue), green and compound color; Some varieties can be divided into two types: early flowering type and late flowering type after autumn and winter, which can be divided into early flowering type and late flowering type after autumn and winter according to their flowering habits; According to the flower type, it can be divided into four levels: Department, category and group type. Four lines are peony, purple spot peony, Yellow Peony and purple peony; The second category is single flower category and Taige flower category; The second group is Qianceng group and Louzi group; The following groups are divided into several types according to the shape of flowers, such as single valve type, lotus type, tuogui type, crown type, etc

After the peony flower changed from wild to domestic, due to the change of environmental conditions and continuous artificial breeding and cultivation, in addition to the variation of flower color, flower type and flowering date, it also changed in plant shape, root length, thickness, leaf color and shape

The flower language of peony

Peony is the king of flowers, with the meaning of perfection, wealth and elegance. Peony also symbolizes expectation, light love, hard work, noble and trustworthy people