The lower leaves of the stem of herbaceous peony are double and triple leaves, about 14-28cm long. The terminal leaflet is obovate or wide elliptic, the top is short pointed, the base is wedge-shaped, the surface is dark green, the back is light green, the upper part of the stem is three compound leaves or single leaves. The leaves of Paeonia lactiflora are oval, lanceolate or narrow ovate, with various colors, including yellow green, dark green or dark green, and the back of the leaves is pink green.
Herbaceous peony has single flower on the top, sepals are wide ovate, 6 petals, color is white, purplish red and red, it is obovate, filament is light red. And the original flower color of peony is white, with 5-13 petals and yellow filaments. Nowadays, there are many horticultural varieties, with a variety of flower colors and hundreds of petals.