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Tree Peony

Alias: Common peony, peony, Flower King, Luoyang King, Flower of Riches and Honor

Family name: Paeoniaceae

1. Morphological Character      

Tree Peony is a deciduous small shrub. The old branch is in dust color with vertical split stripe. The new branch is slick and green. Peony has not only many species but also many shapes of flowers. Some flowers look like a round of cluster, some like the core of laurel in a dish and can be tied a golden band in the middle, and some like a phoenix coronet or an embroidered ball.

2. Main Points for Planting

It can be reproduced by means of offshooting, engrafting, layering and semination. Other methods such as cuttage and tissue culture can be used to perform fast reproduction.