Scientific Name:
Paeonia
x
suffruticosa
Pronunciation:
pee-OH-nee-uh ex. suh-froo-tih-KOE-zuh
Common Name:
tree peony
Family Name:
Paeoniaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Stems mostly sturdy, becoming brown and somewhat woody, and 3-5m tall; leaves large, twice ternate with (some) lobed or incised leaflets, 5-11cm long; flowers 15-20cm wide, petals white-pink (red, puple, yellow cvs.); aggregate of 4-6 follicles.
Habit:
Arching, Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China, Tibet, Bhutan. Hybrid parentage involves P. cathayana x P. jishanensis, P. ostii, P. qiui, P. rockii, and P. rotundiloba.)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Tall background, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Biternate
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Additional Info:
twice ternate (divided into three lobes two times)
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
Variable
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Magenta, Red, Dark-red
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings, Grafting
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot, Crown rot, Mold, Scale insects, Virus, Wilt (Pest resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West
- (PPL) Pine PLanting
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House