Paeonia lactiflora | Chinese Peony, White Peony, Bai Shao Yao | Various
Paeonia lactiflora belongs to the plant family PAEONIACE and Genus Paeonia This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Paeonia lactiflora does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Paeonia lactiflora so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Paeonia lactiflora Chinese peony,white peony,bai shao yao is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Paeonia lactiflora can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -20 Fahrenheit. It usually does best in moist to wet soils. Paeonia lactiflora is known as bai shao yao in Chinese.
Paeonia lactiflora will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Paeonia lactiflora is a perennial. Blossoms in such colors as white, red and yellow are common.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 3' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Paeonia lactiflora has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as an antispasmodic, as a tonic, as an astringent and as an analgesic. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. White peony (sometimes called Chinese peony) is not to be taken by pregnant women. Only the root is used in herbal preparations.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.