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Rock peony, a succulent plant

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Rock peony origin: northern Mexico, is a subtropical fleshy cactus, rock peony half-buried in the soil, with a large main root. The upper part is flat, 6-12 cm in diameter, with triangular nodules, overlapping to form a horizontal.

Origin: northern mexico, is growing in the subtropical fleshy cactus, rock peony semi-buried in the earth, has a large taproot. The upper part is flattened, 6-12 cm in diameter, with triangular nodules overlapping to form transverse wrinkles. Rock peonies have no crown at all, and are gray in color and easily collect themselves in their growing areas. Rock peonies have hairy tops and grow large pink or yellow flowers after a few years of growth. Rock peony contains bitter and toxic alkaloids, such as barley alkaloid. These alkaloids protect the plant itself from herbivorous animals.

Rock peony

spineless cacti with thick taproot roots. The plants are globose or oblate, grayish green and powdery. There are many verrucous processes, the verrucous processes are rosette shaped, green or grayish green, the surface is white powder, flat or slightly concave, smooth; the appearance does not seem to have thorns, in fact, the verrucous process just growing in the middle of the plant is spiny, but very small and premature, so it does not appear. There are white or yellowish wool between wart processes. Summer flowering, flowers at stem center, tepals white; berries smooth, later drying, seeds black.

Rock peony

Sexual likes warm, sunny and airy environment, cold, suitable for good drainage, breathable gravel soil, drought resistance, avoid ponding. Winter requires cold and dry basin soil, more cold-resistant. Self-rooted plants grow very slowly, the seed setting rate of mother plants is very low, and the fruit ripening time is very long.

Rock peony

population status

Endangered category: endangered.

Level of protection: Level 3.

 
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