The leaves of peony usually have two or three compound leaves, the surface is green, glabrous, the back is light green, sometimes there is white powder, there is sparse pubescence or near glabrous along the vein, the petiole is about 5-11cm.
The lower leaves of Paeonia lactiflora are double and triple leaves with various shapes, yellow green, green and dark green on the surface, pink green on the back, hairy or glabrous
The peony flower grows on the top of the branch. Its diameter is about 10-17cm. It has 5 petals or double petals. Its shape is obovate. Its color is various. It has red purple, rose color, pink to white and so on. Its florescence is in May.
Generally, peony flowers grow only at the top of stems or near the axils of leaves. Compared with the former, the flowers are smaller, about 8-11cm in diameter, 5-13 petals, and the shape is obovate. Nowadays, there are many kinds of flowers and colors in horticulture. There are even hundreds of petals.
