What is the difference between peony and peony? Have you mastered the planting method and time?

Peony and peony are both famous flowers in China, the former is "prime minister of flowers", the latter is "king of flowers", but because of their similar appearance, people are somewhat confused. What's the difference between peony and peony? Have you mastered the planting method and time of peony? The following will be answered one by one by the editor of Tuliu.com.

I. basic situation of Paeonia lactiflora

1. The origin of Paeonia lactiflora

Paeonia lactiflora is a sturdy perennial herb, which is also known as leaving grass, greedy late spring, Yu Rong, ploughing, boneless flower, black trail, red medicine, etc., generally growing in hillside grasslands and forests. Paeonia lactiflora is distributed in Jiangsu, Northeast, North China, Shaanxi and southern Gansu. It is also distributed in the hillside grassland of 480,700m above sea level and in the northeast under the forest, and in other provinces of Huanbai hillside grassland of 1000-2300 m. In addition, in addition to China, there are also partial distributions in photography, Japan, Mongolia and Siberia.

two。 Varieties of peony

Peony is divided into single flower type and Taiwan pavilion type, the former flower is made up of a single flower, such as single petal type with 2 or 3 rounds of petals, 4 or 5 round lotus petals, chrysanthemum type with more than 6 rounds of petals, wide gold ring type with wide outer petals, and so on. The latter is the phenomenon that the flower (or inflorescence) center or the growing point between flowers is re-differentiated into flower buds during flowering, such as thousand-layer subclass, layered cabinet type, color petal cabinet type and globular cabinet type.

3. Value of Paeonia lactiflora

Paeonia lactiflora is a common variety of flowers planted in gardens, flower beds and courtyards, and can also be matched with peony as cut flowers; peony can be washed to make porridge, cake and scented tea, and peony root can be used as medicine. it has the effects of analgesia and dysmenorrhea, and its seeds can be used as oil press and paint.

What is the difference between peony and peony?

Peony and peony look a little similar, but you can easily distinguish them by learning the following tricks.

1. The difference of flower shape between peony and peony

Although peony is similar to peony, the flower shape is not as large as peony. Generally, the flower stem of peony is found to be 10-30 cm, while the flower stem of peony is usually 20-30 cm. Peony flowers look much bigger than peony.

two。 The difference of leaves between Paeonia lactiflora and Paeonia suffruticosa

The leaves of Paeonia lactiflora are narrow, sharp and slender, and the leaves of peony flowers are 2-3 lobed, green on the surface, but light green on the back, which is richer than the leaves of peony on the whole.

3. The difference between the status of Paeonia lactiflora and Peony

Although both are one of the top ten famous flowers in China, peony is the "king of flowers" and the national flower of our country, while peony is only the "prime minister of flowers".

4. The difference between Paeonia lactiflora and Peony

Paeonia lactiflora is a herbaceous plant, the branches under its flowers are relatively weak branches, which are soft and enchanting as a whole, while peony is a woody plant, and the branches under its flowers have a woody feel, which is stronger and stronger than the branches of peony.

5. Difference of florescence between Paeonia lactiflora and Paeonia suffruticosa

The flowering period of peony is better than that of peony in the morning. Generally, peony begins to bloom in the first and middle of May, while peony begins to bloom in mid-late April.

6. The difference of flower color between peony and peony

The flower colors of peony are white, pink, red, purple, yellow, green, black and complex color, while those of peony are red, purple, purple, pink, pink blue, white, blue, green, yellow, black and complex color.

7. The difference between Peony and Peony Flower language

The flower language of peony is beautiful, reluctant and hard to part, symbolizing friendship and love, while the flower language of peony is noble, noble, rich, beautiful and elegant.

III. Planting method and time of Paeonia lactiflora

1. Planting time of peony

The planting of Paeonia lactiflora can choose the methods of sowing, plant division, cutting and striping, and the planting time is basically different.

The main results are as follows: (1) Paeonia lactiflora can be sowed in spring and autumn, the best time to sow in spring is from March to June every year, and the best time to sow in autumn is from August to October every year, it is best to sow after seed collection, otherwise the water content of seeds will be reduced and the budding rate will be affected.

(2) the ramet of Paeonia lactiflora was from the end of August to the end of September (the End of Heat to the Autumn Equinox), but from late September to early November in Yangzhou.

(3) the cutting of Paeonia lactiflora can be carried out in the middle of July.

two。 Planting method of Paeonia lactiflora (taking sowing and planting method as an example)

The main results are as follows: (1) Paeonia lactiflora seeds should be germinated before planting, and then sowed after the germination is completed, the planting soil should be selected, the soil with flat and sunny terrain should be selected, and the soil should be deeply turned and leveled before sowing. If the soil is moist, it can be sown directly. If the soil moisture is poor, it is necessary to fully irrigate the soil.

(2) when preparing to sow peony seeds, do not bury the seeds too deep, keep the planting depth at about 2.5 centimeters, and pay attention to watering the seeds immediately after they are planted in the ground.

(3) the main diseases and insect pests in the process of peony planting are peony gray mold, peony brown spot, peony red spot, peony rust, beetles, shell insects, aphids and so on.

If you do not plan to sow and breed peony, you should cut off the pedicel at any time so as not to consume nutrition because of seeding. This is all about peony introduced by the editor of Tuliu.com.