What is the difference between peony and tree peony? What is the growth cycle of peony?

Peony and herbaceous peony are both common green plants. They are not only ornamental, but also bloom. The colors of the flowers are rich and colorful and particularly beautiful. Many friends can't tell whether it is a peony or a herbaceous peony during the flowering season. Let's learn about it together with the encyclopedia knowledge!

Contents of this article

1. The difference between peony and peony

2. What is the growth cycle of peony?

3. Peony planting technology

The difference between peony and peony

The difference between peony and peony:

1. Stem: The stem of peony is woody and the part above the ground withers after the leaves fall. The stem of peony is herbaceous and the part above the ground withers after the leaves fall.

2. Flower shape: Peonies have single flowers borne on the top of the tree and have large flower shapes. Peonies have one or more flowers borne on the top of the tree and have relatively small flower shapes.

3. Leaves: The surface of peony leaves is green with a slight yellow tint, hairless, and has powdery substance underneath. The surface of peony leaves is dark green and the leaves are relatively dense.

4. Flowering period: Peonies bloom in March, while peonies bloom in late spring and early summer.

What is the growth cycle of peony?

Peony is a perennial herbaceous plant with perennial roots. From seed germination to death, it goes through life processes such as growth, flowering, fruiting, aging, and death. This whole process is called the life cycle. For seedlings, the life cycle can be divided into three developmental periods. Seedlings bloom in about 4 years. Before flowering is the juvenile period. In the first year after sowing, the plant is 3 to 4 cm tall, with 1 to 2 leaves, 8 to 10 cm long roots, and the upper part of the root is thicker, with a diameter of about 0.4 to 0.5 cm. In the spring of the second year, the plant is 7 to 8 cm tall, and the plants with better growth can reach 15 to 29 cm, with a plant width of about 30 cm. In the spring of the third year, a few plants have already bloomed, with a plant height of 15 to 60 cm, only one taproot is well developed, and the plant width is 30 to 40 cm. In the fourth year, all plants can bloom. After entering adulthood, they grow vigorously and bloom luxuriantly, and are in the best viewing period. The ramet seedlings directly enter adulthood and gradually age after 20 to 30 years.

Planting technology of peony

1. Cutting method: Choose a nursery with high terrain and good drainage as a cutting bed. After the bed soil is loosened, spread 15 cm thick river sand, build a 1.5 meter high sunshade on the bed, and the cuttings are 10 cm to 15 cm long. Use naphthaleneacetic acid or indoleacetic acid solution to quickly treat and then cut. The cutting depth is about 5 cm, and the spacing is based on the leaves not overlapping each other. After cutting, water thoroughly and then cover with a plastic shed. Keep the temperature in the cutting shed at 20 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius and the humidity at 80% to 90%. Then it will take root and form dormant buds 20 to 30 days after cutting.

2. Root insertion method: Cut the roots of peony during the autumnal equinox and cut them into 5 cm to 10 cm root segments. Insert them into a deep and leveled trench with a depth of 10 cm to 15 cm. Cover them with 5 cm to 10 cm thick grass and water them thoroughly.