Paeony and peony are plants of the same family and genus. Although there are a lot of similarities, they are well distinguished:
Peony is a perennial shrub and a woody plant; the flowering period is in April. (The picture below shows peony)
Paeony is a perennial herb, flowering in May. Generally, peony flowers fade away and peony begins to flower. (The picture below shows peony)
Since ancient times, peony is the "King of Flowers" and peony is the "Face of Flowers". Only peony can be compared with peony.
China was once known as the "mother of peony" in the world. It has been cultivated for 4000 years since the Xia Dynasty. And the distribution is very wide, planted all over the north and south. According to historical records: the song dynasty has 31 varieties, the ming dynasty 39 kinds, _ generation "flower mirror" recorded 88 kinds. Nowadays, there are hundreds of varieties of peony.
Paeony according to the flower type, petal shape can be divided into five categories, 10 types, a number of species.
The first type: monopetalous
Petals are about 1-3 rounds, 5-15 petals. Pistil and stamen are normal, this type is close to the wild species, there are single petal type, such as: Purple Jade Double, Pink Velvet Lotus, Purple Butterfly Dedication Gold and so on.
The second type: the thousand layer subclass
The petals are naturally increasing in a centripetal pattern, neatly arranged, similar in shape, and gradually getting smaller from outside to inside, and the shape of the flower is flattened. There are normally developed gynoecium stamens and are monoecious and homoecious.
Third type: Thousand-layer type:
This type of flower has many rounds of petals, which are arranged in layers and gradually become smaller, the stamens are only out of the surrounding of the pistil, and are not scattered between the petals, and the pistil is normal or petalized, and the whole flower is flattened. There are the following flower types.
Lotus type:
Lotus type peony petals 4-5 rounds, wide petal shape, stamens petalized to form a broken petal, pistil normal, wide petals, size difference is not obvious. Such as: lotus red, oolong cupped sheng, big leaf pink, and so on.
2. Chrysanthemum type
Chrysanthemum type peony petals in more than 6 rounds, from the outside to the inside gradually become smaller, stamens, pistil normal, the number of stamens is small, pistil usually degenerate into small. Such as: red clouds reflecting the sun, cinnabar disk, sunny red, etc..
3-rose type:
Above: Guifei out of the bath
rose type peony petals extremely increased, outward and inward to become smaller, pistils, stamens disappeared. For example: white fishing water, great wealth, sand white, crown group of flowers, Guifei out of the bath, and so on.
The fourth type: Lou Zi class
Lou Zi class a significant outer petals, usually 1-3 rounds, stamens are partially petalized, or gradually become fully petalized, the pistil is normal or partially petalized, the flower flattened or gradually high up. There are the following specific types.
1, golden stamen type:
Golden stamen type an outer petal is obvious, anther enlarged, but still has the drug outside the type, during the growth of the stamens will be enlarged, filaments become thicker, and the stamens show a distinctive golden yellow color, thickened filaments, Qingdao and Japan have this kind of varieties.
2-Togui type
Togui type an outer petal is obvious, stamens further petalization, was slender petals, pistil normal. Such as: Qiaoling, beauty of the chrysanthemum, Yanchi Yanbo and so on.
3-Golden cup type
Above: snow covered yellow sand
Above: purple robe with gold
Golden cup type an outer petal is obvious, stamen petalization is limited to the heart of the flower part of the periphery of the stamen petalization, but still remains a ring of normal stamens. Such as: snow covered yellow sand, Zhao Yuan powder, purple robe gold belt.
4-crown type
Above: Xishi powder
Crown type Dafuqi
Crown type a stamen most of the valvular, part of the flower type higher, in the valvular petal is often accompanied by complete stamens and different degrees of valvular valvularization of the valvularization of the stamens; pistil normal or part of the valvular, the separation of petals is obvious. Such as: big red robe, crown type big rich, xishi pink, sand gold crown top, ice green, ink purple building.
5-hydrangea type
Above: flower red heavy floor
Above: purple hydrangea
Above: purple geese Flying Haze
Hydrangea type a stamen petalized petal is wider, the length of the outer petals and nearly equal; pistil, stamens, all the petalized, or in the petalized petal between the outer petals are still remaining fully stamens, or scattered between the petalized petals. Such as mountain river red, flat-top red, purple hydrangea, purple geese flying frost, flower red heavy building, and so on.
The fifth category: the cabinet class
The cabinet class a whole flower can be divided into the upper, lower two flowers, the two flowers can be seen between the obviously colored gynoecium petalized petals or degraded gynoecium, and sometimes also appeared to be completely androgynous or degraded androgynous.
Thousand-layer daikaku type
Above: snow plains red flower
Above: high pole pink
Above: thousand-layer daikaku
Thousand-layer daikaku type of a petal arrangement of a thousand-layer type of flower type characteristics, the inner and outer petal differences are small, the whole flower can be divided into the upper flower and the lower flower, the gynandrogynization of the petal degradation of gynoecium can be seen between the two flowers. Such as: the big red robe, high pink, snowy plains red flowers, and so on.
2 - Louzi daikaku type
Bottom: rouge point jade
Bottom: thousand layer daikaku
Bottom: ball flower daikaku
Louzi daikaku a petal arrangement with the characteristics of the Louzi flower type. The whole flower can be divided into the upper flower, and the lower flower, the outer petal and the inner petal has a significant difference, in between the two flowers, can be seen clearly colored gynoecium petalization petal, or petal end coloring. The inner petals are arranged in a distinctive hierarchy. Such as: rouge point jade, Xishi pink, etc..
Paeonies can also be classified according to the flowering period of the early, middle and late as follows:
1, early flowering class, flowering period for the May 10 ~ 18, such as the pink velvet lotus, ink purple building, etc.;
2, middle-flowering class, the flowering period for the May 18 ~ 25, such as the Zhao Yuan Pink, Lotus Terrace, etc.
3, late-flowering class, the flowering period for the May 25 ~ 30, such as ice green, golden wheel, etc
3, late-flowering class, flowering period for the May 25 ~ 30, such as ice green, gold wheel, etc.