What are the differences between peony and peony?

Peony and peony are also called "two unique flowers". Since ancient times: "Peony is the king of flowers, peony is the flower phase." Peony and Paeonia lactiflora, both members of Paeonia lactiflora, do have similarities. In particular, the peonies and peonies in the online pictures are often photographed with huge flowers, and their faces are similar enough to "refer to deer as horses."

Paeonia lactiflora

Peony alias will be, from the grass, etc., belongs to Saxifraga Ranunculaceae Paeonia lactiflora perennial herbs, petals Obovate, disk is shallow cup-shaped, flowering period from May to June, generally open alone in the top of the stem or near the top leaf axilla, the original flower white, petals 513, horticultural varieties are rich in color, there are white, pink, red, purple, yellow, green, black and complex color, flower diameter 10 cm 30 cm, petals up to hundreds. Peony is known as "flower immortal" and "flower phase", and is listed as one of the "six famous flowers", also known as "Mayflower God". Because it has been regarded as the flower of love since ancient times, it has been regarded as the representative flower of Qixi Festival. In the cognition of ordinary people, all the species contained in the Paeonia lactiflora group are often referred to as peony.

peony

Peony, which is a perennial deciduous shrub, originates from Qinling Mountains and Dabashan Mountains in western China. With slow growth and small plant type, it is a unique woody precious flower in China. It has thousands of years of natural growth and more than 2000 years of artificial cultivation history. Peonies are hailed as the king of flowers and are rich in culture and paintings. Peony is known as "the fragrance of the country", "the flower of wealth" and "the king of flowers".

The difference between Peony and Paeonia lactiflora

1. The most fundamental difference: peony is a woody plant that can grow to 2m tall, and Paeonia lactiflora is not more than 1m (persistent root tuber) herbaceous plant.

2. The flowering period of peony is earlier than that of peony. Peony generally blossoms in the middle and last ten days of April, while peony blossoms in the first and middle of May. The difference between them is about 15 days.

3. The peony leaves are wide, the front green is slightly yellow, while the peony leaves are narrow, both positive and negative are black-green.

4. Peony flowers are born at the top of flower branches and are solitary, and the flower diameter is generally about 20cm, while peony flowers are more clustered at the top of branches, and the flower diameter is about 15cm.

5. Peony is called the king of flowers, and peony is called flower appearance.

6. The leaves of peony are grayish green and the leaves of peony are glossy.

7. Peony is richer and more beautiful than peony.