Peonies will not freeze to death in winter. The root roots of peonies are very hardy, and the branches wither in winter, but the roots are all definitely alive.

While peony is hardy, in cold regions such as North China, before and after winter, it should be moved indoors and placed in the sunny part of the room, and the room temperature can be maintained at about 0 degrees. In the following year, the peony should not come out of the room too early, and it should wait until around the time of the Qingming Festival.

In less cold areas, you can bury the flower pots in the soil in a hidden windy place, so that the surface of the pots is flush with the ground to keep the humidity and temperature of the potting soil, which can also ensure the peony's safe overwintering. After the peony flowers buds appear in the next spring, the peony will be dug out from the ground with the pots and normal management will be carried out.

Peonies like warm, cool, dry and sunny environment. It prefers sunlight, but also tolerates semi-shade, cold, drought, weak alkali, avoiding stagnant water, fear of heat and direct sunlight. Suitable for growth in loose, deep, fertile, high and dry, well-drained neutral sandy loam. Acidic or sticky soil in the growth of poor.

Sufficient sunlight is more favorable to its growth, but does not tolerate the summer sun, the temperature above 25 ℃ will make the plant is dormant. Flowering temperature for 17-20 ℃, but the flower must be 1-10 ℃ of low temperature treatment for 2-3 months before. The lowest can tolerate -30 ℃ low temperature, but the northern cold zone in winter need to take appropriate measures against cold to avoid frost damage. The high temperature and high humidity in the south is extremely unfavorable to the growth of peony, therefore, the cultivation of peony in the south needs to be given specific environmental conditions to enjoy the beautiful peony flowers.

The peony (scientific name: Paeonia suffruticosa ?Andr.) is a perennial deciduous shrub in the buttercup family, Paeoniaceae. Flower color and lustre, jade smile beads incense, style and elegance, opulent, known as the "king of flowers" reputation. In the cultivation type, it can be divided into hundreds of varieties mainly according to the color of the flowers." There are many varieties of peonies and many colors, with yellow, green, fleshy red, deep red, and silver red being the best, especially yellow and green being the most expensive. Peony flowers are large and fragrant, so it is also known as "National Color and Fragrance". Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem saying, "The peony in front of the garden has no style, while the lotus flower on the pond has little love. Only peony is a true national color, and it moves the capital when it blooms."

The peony is the only true national color.

The peony was regarded as the national flower of China at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and in May 1985, the peony was honored as one of the ten most famous flowers in China. It is a unique and valuable woody flower in China, with thousands of years of natural growth and more than 1,500 years of artificial cultivation. It has been widely cultivated in China and has long been introduced all over the world. Peony is embraced as the king of flowers, and is rich in cultural and pictorial works.