How to distinguish peony and Peony
4hw.com.cn: spring is coming, and it's time for flowers to bloom. Many little friends have plans to see peonies. But the problem is, when you see peonies, you don't see all peonies. There are peonies' mixed in ', so how do you distinguish peonies from peonies? Why should peony and peony be planted together? Let's have a look.
How to distinguish Peony from peony
1. Peony is a deciduous shrub, a woody plant, and peony is a perennial tuberous herb.
2. The leaves of peony are wide, green on the front and yellow slightly, while those of peony are narrow, black green on the front and back;
3. The flower of peony grows on the top of the flower branch, mostly solitary. The flower diameter is generally about 20cm, while the flower of Paeonia is more than that of the top of the branch. The flower diameter is about 15cm.
4. Different florescence, peony usually blooms in the middle and late of April, while peony blooms in the first and middle of May, with a difference of about 15 days.
Why should peony and peony be planted together
The ancient ancestor of peony is inseparable from peony. In the book of songs Zheng Feng Qi Xiao, there is a saying that "the Vizier and the female are joking with each other and give them peony.". It means that before 2500 years ago, peony was a gift for young men and women to play with each other and express their love. By the time of Qin and Han Dynasties, peony began to branch out of Paeonia, which was called "wood peony".
Because peony has a short flowering period, and it opens earlier than peony, so peony and peony are often planted together, and the flowering period can be continued. It can be proved from the peony garden that it is not impossible to open it if it is planted alone.