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Peony flowers are so chic, will you like them?

Published: 2024-12-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/12/22, Peony flowers are colorful and romantic, and there are hundreds of varieties according to different colors. The flowers are large and fragrant, which is known as "national color and Tianxiang". Peony flowers have been hailed as the king of flowers since ancient times, rich in culture and paintings.

Peony flower

Mouse, deer, white velvet, wood peony, Baiyujin, Luoyang flower, Fugui flower

Growth Habits of Peony Flowers

Like warm, cool, dry, sunny environment. Like sunlight, but also resistant to semi-shade, weak alkali, afraid of water, afraid of direct sunlight. Suitable for growth in loose, fertile neutral soil. Heavy soil viscosity is easy to grow poorly.

The suitable temperature for growth is 15~25℃, and the dormancy state is entered above 25℃. Between 17 and 20℃, the flowers bloom most brightly. Peony flower can endure low temperature and overwinter safely at-30℃. However, in the cold winter in the north, we should pay attention to keeping warm to avoid frostbite.

The environment of high temperature and humidity in the south is unfavorable to the growth of peony, so special conditions are needed for conservation in the south to enjoy the beautiful peony flowers.

Morphological Characteristics of Peony Flowers

Peony flower is a perennial deciduous shrub growing slowly, plant type is small, plant height is mostly between 0.5~2 meters; root fleshy, thick and long, center lignification, length is generally 0.5~0.8 meters, a few root length can reach 2 meters; The color of root bark and root flesh varies according to varieties; Peony flower stem is upright and crisp, round, from the root stem cluster several branches and into a shrub, the current year branches are smooth, vegetation, brown, often cracked and peeled off; Leaves alternate, leaves are usually two times three compound leaves, peony flower branches are often simple, small leaves have lanceolate, oval, oval and other shapes, terminal leaflets are often 2~3-lobed, dark green or yellow-green above, gray-green below, smooth or hairy; peony flower petiole length 8~20 cm, surface groove; flower single born on the top of the branch, bisexual, large color, beautiful shape, flower diameter 10~30 cm; Flower colors are white, yellow, pink, red, purple, purple, ink purple (black), snow blue (pink blue), green, compound ten colors.

Types of Peony Flowers

Peony flower classification methods are many, according to plant type can be divided into upright type, open type and semi-open type; according to bud type can be divided into round bud type, narrow bud type, olecranon type and open-mouthed type; according to branching habits can be divided into single branch type and arbuscular branch type; according to color can be divided into white, yellow, pink, red, purple, ink purple (black), snow blue (pink blue), green and compound color; According to flowering period, it can be divided into early flower type, middle flower type, late flower type and autumn and winter type (some varieties have the habit of second flowering, after flowering in spring, autumn and winter can naturally bloom again, namely autumn and winter type); according to flower type, it can be divided into four levels: family, class and group type. Four lines are peony line, purple spot peony line, yellow peony line and purple peony line; two classes are single flower class and Taige flower class; two groups are thousand layer group and Louzi group; the following groups can be divided into several types according to the shape of flowers, such as single petal type, lotus type, tortoiseshell type and crown type.

After peony flower was changed from wild to domesticated, due to the change of environmental conditions and artificial continuous selection and cultivation, besides the variation of flower color, flower type and flowering time, there were also variations in plant shape, root length, thickness, leaf color and shape.

Peony Flower

Peony flower is the king of flowers, there are perfect, rich, elegant meaning. Peony flower also symbolizes expectation, light love, hard to pay, noble, trustworthy people.

 
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