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Scientific Name: | Paeonia lactiflora |
Pronunciation: | pee-OH-nee-uh lack-tih-FLORE-uh |
Common Name: | common garden peony, Chinese peony |
Family Name: | Paeoniaceae |
Plant Type: | Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial |
Key ID Features: | Flowers to 10 cm wide, white to pink, many petals, buds round; leaves mostly with three deeply entire or incised leaflets. |
Course(s): | HORT 1193/1293, Level 1 Apprenticeship |
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Propagation: | Seed, Division - below ground parts |
Plant Care: | |
Other: | Usually need support once the large flowers get wet. |
Pest Susceptibility: | Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant, Blight or needle cast, Fungal leaf spot, Mold |
Specific Pests: | Botrytis grey mold |
Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (PDW) PonD West (PPL) Pine PLanting : cv. Coral Sunset (WDH) Wark-Dumais House Location Map |