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 2-3.5m tall (hybrids may be just 1-2m tall); leaves alternate, pinnately compound, leaflets 6-12(-18_cm long x 5-13cm wide, further separated into 3 pinnae or just deeply incised to form lobes, light green, glabrous, undersides glaucous and pale green; flowers 3-4 on each shoot in the axil of the leaves, 10-12cm wide, pedicels 5-9cm long, Apr-May; 4 or 5 lance-shaped bracts associated with each flower; follicles cylindric, reach 5-7cm long x 2-3cm wide, only 1(-2) form per flower for the species.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Mixed shrub border, Spring interest, Woodland margin
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
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:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mold (Pest resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Specific Pests:
