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Paeonia suffruticosa is native to China. Since the Sui Dynasty, Chinese people have planted tree peonies in their courtyards. After thousands of years of development, many famous tree peony varieties have been formed. chinese tree Peony symbolizes wealth, health, harmony and abundance in the hearts of Chinese people. tree Peony has also become China’s national flower.
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Paeonia rockii, also known as Gansu tree Peony, is native to Gansu Province in northwest China. It is known as the “national beauty” rockii tree peony and enjoys a high reputation internationally. Paeonia rockii is named for the large purple spots and purple-red patches at the base of its petals. Paeonia rockii is native to the residual forests in the high-altitude cold areas of Gansu Province. There are still a small number of surviving plants growing in areas with an altitude of 1100-3200 meters. The lowest temperature in these areas in winter is generally -30℃, and can reach -38℃ in some areas, so this variety has natural cold resistance. Unlike other tree peonies, Paeonia rockii has thick petals, rich fragrance, tall plant shape, vigorous growth, cold resistance, few diseases and pests, long life, high medicinal value, and wide adaptability. rockii tree Peony can be used for peony garden construction, villa landscaping, garden landscape, agricultural ecological park construction, etc.
The advantages of Paeonia rockii can be summarized as follows:
- Cold resistance: paeonia rockii is extremely cold-resistant and can withstand low temperatures of -43℃.
2.It can adapt to a variety of soil types, from sandy soil to clay, with a wide pH range (pH 5.5-8.2). It can be planted on hillsides, ditches, terraces or sandy land.
- Plant height: The rockii tree peony plant height can reach 2 to 4 meters,
- Crown width 3 to 4 meters
- Rich fragrance: The fragrance of one rockii peony is equivalent to the fragrance of ten Central Plains tree peonies
- Slow plant aging: paeonia rockii plants age slowly and can survive for a hundred years.
Chinese tree peony are the most traditional peonies in China. They grow mainly in the Central Plain area. The most famous peonies are those bred in Heze, Shandong Province, and Luoyang, Henan Province which can adapt to hot and humid weather, have well-developed root systems, grow rapidly, have a variety of colors, and have a certain fragrance, but height and fragrance can not be compared with the rokii tree peony,
The basic characteristics of Dwarf Tree Peony are that the plant is short (usually less than one meter) , the tree is weak, the spacing between branches is short, and the annual growth is small. The Basal number of leaflets is 9(part is 11) , the terminal leaflets are 3-lobed, the other leaflets are mostly deeply notched, the leaf blade is larger, the flower center (including stigma, disk, filament) are mostly purple-red. Because these areas are relatively low altitude, mild climate, cold climate adaptation is not strong, to resist the low temperature of minus 25 °C
Japanese tree peony belongs to Ito Peony, which is a cross between tree peony and herbaceous peonies. Most itoh hybrids combine the good characteristics of tree peony and herbaceous peonies. They are compact, full-bodied, vigorous, robust, with luxuriant flowers and leaves. Vibrant colors, yellow-based color, there are red, purple, blue-purple, White, pink, orange and so on.
In summary, the ITO hybrid has the following characteristics:
(1) the growth habit of the aboveground part is similar to that of Paeonia perennial plant. Morphologically, the root, stem and bud are similar to Paeonia Lactiflora, but the root and stem are more robust and lignified than Paeonia lactiflora.
(2) the leaves are nearly leathery, dark green and bright, with good ornamental quality; in autumn, the leaves turn yellow and fall off very late, nearly two months later than most varieties in China, and the leaf-viewing period is longer; the shape of the leaves is close to that between peony and peony, and the middle and side lobules have deep or shallow incisions.
(3) the color, shape and fragrance of flowers are like peony, the flower head is erect and the petals are slightly thicker than those of domestic varieties. The base of the petals is marked with distinct patches of different colors, and the petals of the same flower have different mosaic phenomenon. Ito Hybrids have a long flowering period (many varieties have many flowers on one stem, some can last as long as one month) . The flowering period is between the flowering of peony and peony, and the pistil is red or yellow, and the stigmas are red or yellow With a certain amount of ornamental.
Herbaceous Peony
Herbaceous Peony is known as“Flower fairy” and“Flower”, and is listed as one of the“Six famous flowers”, also known as“May Flower God”, because since ancient times as the flower of love, has been respected as the representative of the Qixi festival flowers. And in the Chinese culture has been painting in the common flowers, a symbol of friendship, love.
Herbaceous Peony characteristics
Paeonia lactiflora is a typical temperate plant. It has a wide range of ecological adaptation, strong cold tolerance, suitable for cool climate in summer, but also quite heat-resistant. In summer, the highest temperature reaches 42.1 ° C, and it can also safely cross the summer. Herbaceous Peony is a deep-rooted plant, so it requires a deep soil layer, but also a strong fleshy root, suitable for loose and well-drained sandy loam, in clay and sand soil growth is poor, high soil water content, drainage is not smooth, easy to cause rotten roots, neutral or slightly acidic soil is appropriate, saline-alkali soil is not suitable for planting.
It is better to use fertile soil for growth, but the nitrogen content should not be too high to prevent branches and leaves from sprouting. Paeonia lactiflora like terrain high open, more dry environment, do not need regular irrigation. Because the Herbaceous peony is succulent root, it is particularly intolerant to waterlogging, water accumulation 6-10 hours, often leads to rotten root, low-wet area is not suitable as our country’s peony producing area, every flood, almost all is destructive to the peony, only in the high open place, the undrowned Herbaceous peony remained.
The flower language of Herbaceous peony is“Beautiful moving”, “Reluctant to part, inseparable”. Ancient communication between men and women, to give each other Herbaceous peony, the expression of affection about or cherish the feelings of parting, it is also known as“Will leave the grass.”. Now, the Chinese peony has become the representative flower of Qixi Festival, is the flower of love in China.
Western roses are thorny, Chinese love flower Herbaceous peony not only beautiful, but also can cure disease, it reflects the Chinese nation as jade as the same moral and character, hard-working, pragmatic, light as peony, soft as jade. Pink Herbaceous peony such as the horizon of rosy clouds, also like the girl in love shy, romantic, implicit peony red face of spring. The custom of shangsi festival and the love song of“Giving a spoon of medicine” have been followed from the singing of the Book of songs to the Ming and Qing dynasties. In ancient China, peony has always been the melody of love, romantic folk songs.
tree Peonies bloom starting in April and through the months of May and June. Blooms typically last for a week to 10 days. To fill a yard or garden with continuously blooming peonies throughout the season, plan to plant a variety of cultivars, from early- to late-season bloomers.
As a special group, tree peony takes at least 4-5 years from planting to flowering，There are two main methods of propagating Chinese tree peony
Grafting is the main method of tree peony propagation
Grafting is mainly used for ornamental tree peonies in China. Since ornamental tree peonies do not produce seeds, grafting is a way to ensure the survival rate of excellent varieties. The grafting time usually starts at the end of August. Find a complete scion branch and graft it to the root of the hernaceous peony. The survival rate of the herbaceous peony root is high and the variety is stable
The time for using tree peony seeds to grow seedlings is generally at the end of July. At this time, make full use of the climate and temperature to let the tree peony seeds germinate in autumn, and wait until the spring of the following year when the tree peony seeds germinate and take root.
However, the seeds take a long time to bloom after sowing, and it takes at least four years for them to bloom.
Tree Peonies have various shapes and bright colors. All kinds of tree peonies are pleasing to the eye.The flower shape of tree peony is roughly as follows
After the tree peonies roots are dug up, we strictly trim the redundant, weak branches, and branches with diseases and insect pests, then use a high-pressure water gun to wash away the soil to ensure that the bare roots are clean, and then soak each peony with fungicide for no less than 30 minutes, and finally use moss to moisturize it before transportation.
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