The characteristics of peony flowers

A nickname for peony.

Rat aunt, deer leek, white antler, wood peony, hundred rain gold, Luoyang flower, rich flower

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Growth habits of peony flowers

Like warm, cool, dry, sunny environment. Like the sun, can also be resistant to semi-overcast, weak alkali resistance, afraid of stagnant water, afraid of direct sunlight. It is suitable to grow in loose and fertile neutral soil. If the soil is too sticky, it is easy to grow badly.

The suitable temperature for growth is 15-25 ℃, and the temperature is above 25 ℃ to enter dormancy state. Between 17 and 20 ℃, the flowering is the most beautiful. Peony flower is resistant to low temperature, and-30 ℃ can survive the winter safely. However, cold areas in the north should pay attention to keep warm in winter to avoid frostbite.

The high temperature and humidity environment in the south is disadvantageous to the growth of peonies, so conservation in the south needs specific conditions to enjoy the beautiful peonies.

Morphological characteristics of peony flower

Peony is a small perennial deciduous shrub with slow growth, small plant type, mostly between 0.5 and 2 meters in height, fleshy, thick and long, with central Lignification, with a length of 0.5 to 0.8 meters, and a few roots up to 2 meters in length. The color of root bark and root flesh varies from variety to variety. Peony branches erect and brittle, round, shrubby for clumping several branches from the rhizome, current year branches smooth, vegetation, yellowish brown, often dehiscent and peeling off; leaves alternate, leaves usually two-Ternate compound leaves, the upper part of peony branches is often simple, leaflets are lanceolate, oval, oval, etc., terminal leaflets are often 2-3-lobed, dark green or yellowish green at the top, grayish green, smooth or hairy below The total petiole of peony is 8-20 cm long with grooves on the surface; the flower is solitary at the top of the branch, bisexual, and the flower is colorful and beautiful in shape, with a diameter of 10-30 cm; the colors of the flowers are white, yellow, pink, red, purple, purple (black), snow blue (pink blue), green and complex color.

The species of peony flowers

There are many classification methods of peony, which can be divided into erect type, spreading type and semi-open type according to plant type; round bud type, narrow bud type, olecranon type and open-mouth type according to bud type; single branch type and clump branch type according to branching habits; according to flower color, it can be divided into white, yellow, pink, red, purple, black, snow blue, green and complex color. According to the flowering period, it can be divided into early flowering type, middle flowering type, late flowering type and autumn-winter type (some varieties have the habit of secondary flowering, after blooming in spring, autumn and winter can blossom naturally again, that is, autumn-winter type). According to the flower type, it can be divided into four levels: line, class and group type. Four lines are peony, purple spot peony, yellow peony and purple peony; two groups are single flower and Taige flower; two groups are Qiancian formation and Louzi formation; the following groups are divided into several types according to the shape of flowers, such as single petal type, lotus type, Tuogui type, crown type and so on.

After the peony changed from wild to domestic species, due to the change of environmental conditions and artificial breeding and cultivation, there were variations in flower color, flower pattern and florescence sooner or later, but also in plant shape, root length, thickness, leaf color, shape and so on.

The floral language of peony flowers

Peony is the king of all flowers, with the meaning of perfection, wealth and elegance. Peony also symbolizes expectation, a touch of love, heart to pay, noble, trustworthy people.