Paeonia suffruticosa

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Paeonia suffruticosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Paeonia suffruticosa, Andr. (P. Moutan, Sims. P. arbórea, Donn). Tree Peony. St. 3-6 ft. or even higher much branched, distinctly shrubby: lvs. glabrous; lfts. more often entire at the base of the plant than above: fls. large, various in color, as rose, red, to white: follicles numerous, very hairy, rather small. May, June. N.w. China.—Long cult, in the Orient, where varieties are numbered by the hundreds. The following varietal names have been transferred from combination with P. Moulan, now making new combinations: Var. rubro- plena, Bailey. Rose-colored, almost single. Var. rôseo- superba, Bailey. Fls. much more doubled. Gn. 31:76 (as Reine Elizabeth). F.S. 14:1395, 1396 (as Triomphe de Grand). Var. vittata. Bailey. Fls. single white, rose and flesh-color, striped, fragrant. F.S. 7:747. Var. papa- veràcea, Bailey. Petals thin and poppy-like, white, with red at center of fl. B.M. 2175. L.B.C. 6:547. Gn. 38: 370; 52:325, and pp. 324, 325. Var. Bánksii, Bailey. Fls. much doubled, rose-colored, and large. B.M. 1154. Var. Humei, Bailey. Fls. semi-double, whitish or blush with darker center. B.R. 379. Var. rósea, Bailey. Fls. bright rose-colored, fragrant, more or less double. L.B.C. 11:1035. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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