Scientific Name:
Paeonia ludlowii
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
pee-OH-nee-uh ludd-LOE-ee-eye
Common Name:
Tibetan tree peony
Family Name:
Paeoniaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Stems woody, species often >2m tall (hybrids may be just 1-2m tall); leaves alternte, pinnately compound, leaflets 8-18cm long and further divided into 3 pinnae or just deeply divided or incised, light green, undersides glaucous and pale green; flowers three to four on each shoot in the axil of the leaves, 10-12cm wide, pedicels 5-9cm long, May to early June; 4 or 5 lance-shaped bracts associated with each flower.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border
Additional Info:
Google (syn, P. delavayi var. lutea). Hybrid cultivar shown in P 'Angelet'. Compare to Delavay's tree peony.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Glaucous, Lustrous
Compound Leaf:
Biternate
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mold (Pest resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Specific Pests:
