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The difference between peony and Peony

Jane Margolis
2020-01-17 12:58:42
As we all know, Paeonia and peony are both ornamental plants and belong to the genus Paeonia of Ranunculaceae, with high similarity. Therefore, some people often confuse them. In order to find out whether they see Paeonia or Peony in order to avoid embarrassment, it is very important to understand and master the difference between the two kinds of flowers.

The form of peony and Peony

Blade

The leaves of peony are wide, and the leaves of peony are narrow; the leaves of peony are green on the front and light yellow on the back, while the leaves of peony are black green; the lower surface of peony leaves has white powder, and the leaves of peony are dense, bright and waxy. The leaves of peony are mostly two or three pinnate compound leaves.

Blade

Flowers

The peony flowers are mostly solitary, with a diameter of 20cm, while the peony flowers are mostly clustered, with a diameter of about 15cm; the peony flowers are of many types, including single petal type, lotus type, chrysanthemum type, rose type, crown type, Hydrangea type, etc., while the peony flowers are not of many types; the peony flowers are more colorful than the peony flowers, which have been planted artificially for many years. Culture makes the varieties of peony more abundant.

Blade

The physiological aspects of peony and Peony

Florescence

Peony flowers bloom earlier than peony flowers. Peony flowers usually bloom in the middle and late of April, while peony flowers bloom in the first and middle of May. Their florescence is about half a month apart. Basically can say, spring peony summer peony.

Florescence

The fundamental difference

Peony is a deciduous shrub, belonging to woody plants, which can grow up to more than two meters high, while peony belongs to perennial herbs, which can grow up to no more than one meter.

The most obvious difference

When winter comes, the peony will have old branches left on the ground, and in winter, the ground part of the peony will wither.

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