Paeonia x suffruticosa Andrews

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Paeoniaceae > Paeonia

Characteristics

A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2 m tall and 3 m wide. The flowers are pink to white. It often has purple patches at the base of the petals.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It can grow in a range of soils including very alkaline. It is best in moist soil. It can tolerate light shade. It suits hardiness zones 4-8. Arboretum Tasmania. In Yunnan.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The fallen flower petals are parboiled, sweetened and eaten. They are also cooked in various dishes.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Antiphlogistic (unspecified), Appendicitis (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Convulsion (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Infection (unspecified), Longevity (unspecified), Nerves (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Tumor(Lung) (unspecified), Cancer(Thyroid) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. It can be grown as a hedge.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711877-1
WFO ID wfo-0000480595
COL ID 4BYC4
BDTFX ID 82926
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Paeonia x fruticosa Paeonia x yunnanensis Paeonia x arborea Paeonia x suffruticosa Paeonia x papaveracea Paeonia yunnanensis Paeonia papaveracea Paeonia fruticosa Paeonia chinensis Paeonia x chinensis Paeonia moutan Paeonia moutan var. anneslei Paeonia suffruticosa f. rubida Paeonia suffruticosa f. maculata Paeonia x var. purpurea Paeonia x suffruticosa f. anneslei Paeonia x var. papaveracea Paeonia x var. papaveracea Paeonia moutan subvar. rosea-plena Paeonia moutan var. rosea-semiplena Paeonia moutan var. rawesii Paeonia moutan var. carnea-plena Paeonia moutan var. albida-plena Paeonia moutan var. humei Paeonia suffruticosa var. humei Paeonia suffruticosa var. banksii

Lower taxons

Paeonia suffruticosa var. papaveracea Paeonia suffruticosa subsp. suffruticosa