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The difference between herbaceous peony and Peony

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-07-15 15:30:31
Leaves: the leaflets of herbaceous peony are obovate or wide oval, with dark green surface and light green back. However, the leaflets of Paeonia lactiflora are oval, lanceolate or narrowly ovate, with various colors. Flowers: the petals of herbaceous peony are white, purplish red and red. The peony flower is white, with 5-13 petals.

I. blade difference

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.

Paeonia lactiflora Pall

Paeonia lactiflora Pall

The difference between flowers

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.

Paeonia lactiflora Pall

Paeonia lactiflora

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