Our peonies They are plants that produce very, very pretty flowers. Large and in a variety of beautiful colors, they only need a little care! In addition, they can live in areas with partial shade, unlike many other varieties that need to be in the sun to flower.
But although they are all, in appearance, the same, depending on where they grow and the color of their flowers, botanists have been able to identify various types of peonies. Take a look at the most popular.
Peony flowers are wonderful, and if we add to that that the plants that produce them live great both in gardens and in pots, it will not be difficult for us to beautify the balcony, terrace, patio or even that corner that we have. a bit abandoned from our terrain .
Next we will show you the most beautiful species:
Pioneer budori
Image – Wikimedia Commons / A. Bar
The Pioneer budoriknown as albardera, rose of Alexandria, or ponea, among other names, is a perennial species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, specifically central and southern Spain and Portugal.
It grows to a height of about 70 centimeters. Its flowers are hermaphroditic, solitary, large, about 10 centimeters in diameter, and reddish-pink in color.. The fruit is a follicle covered with white hairs, which contains black seeds.
Paeonia cambessedesii
The Paeonia cambessedesii It is a perennial plant native to the Balearic Islands (Spain), where it lives on the islands of Mallorca, Menorca and Cabrera. Specifically, it inhabits shady places near streams, or in ravines, from sea level to high altitude areas (maximum 2000 meters).
It grows to a height of 50-70 centimeters, and produces pink flowers with a diameter of 10-13 centimeters. The fruit are follicles that contain seeds.
leathery peony
Image – Wikimedia / Ziegler175
The leathery peonyknown as peony of the sierra, cursed grass or scarab, among other names, is a perennial plant that lives in the mountainous regions of the south of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in Africa (Rif, Morocco, Upper Middle Atlas and Algerian Kabylia) .
It grows to a height of 45 centimeters, and its flowers are 15 centimeters in diameter. The fruit is a glabrous follicle that contains small seeds.
Paeonia lactiflora
Image – Wikimedia / Burkhard Mücke
The Paeonia lactifloraKnown as thornless rose, Chinese peony, bush rose, or hybrid peony, it is a perennial plant native to Central and East Asia. Specifically, it lives from eastern Tibet to northern China, reaching eastern Siberia.
It grows to a height of 60 to 100 centimeters, and produces large flowers between 8 and 16 centimeters in diameter, white, pink, or crimson. The fruits are follicles with seeds.
Paeonia ‘Karl Ronsefield’ (Paeonia lactiflora cv Karl Ronsefield)
Image – Flickr / FD Richards
Paeonia ‘Karl Ronsefield’ is a cultivar of Paeonia lactiflora It reaches a height of 60 to 90 centimeters. It produces large flowers, up to 15 centimeters in diameter.
Paeonia ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ (Paeonia lactiflora cv Sarah Bernhardt)
Image – Wikimedia / Mike Bowler
Paeonia ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ is a cultivar of Paeonia lactiflora. It reaches a height of 90 centimeters, and produces pink flowers up to 20 centimeters in diameter.
Male peony
Image – Wikimedia Commons / Michael Wolf
The Male peony it is a perennial plant native to southern Europe, southwestern Caucasus, Asia Minor, northern Iran, and Iraq. In the Iberian Peninsula we will find it in Cantabria, in Soria and in Zaragoza.
It grows to a height of up to 80 centimeters, and produces magenta or purple-red flowers with a diameter of 10-15 centimeters. The fruits are very hairy follicles that contain seeds.
Paeonia officinalis
Image – Wikimedia / H. Zell
The Paeonia officinalisknown as celónia, instep, lizard flower, or wild lily, among other names, is a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean Region to central Europe.
It grows to a height of up to 70 centimeters, and produces reddish-pink flowers with a diameter of up to 13 centimeters. The fruit are follicles that contain the seeds.
Paeonia rocks
The Paeonia rocksknown as the rock peony or tree peony, is a perennial plant native to western China, where it lives in and around the Gansu Mountains.
It grows to a height of 180 centimeters (rarely 200cm), thus being one of the tallest of the genus. Produces white flowers up to 25 centimeters in diameterand its fruits are follicles with seeds.
Paeonia suffruticosa
Image – Flickr / Aqiao HQ
The Paeonia suffruticosa It is a perennial plant native to China known in that country as “sho yu” which means the most beautiful. It has been cultivated for more than 2000 years, in fact, both in China and Japan it is highly appreciated.
It grows to a height of up to 1 meter, and its flowers are red, white or purple roses, with a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. Its fruits are follicles that contain small seeds.
Paeonia tenuifolia
Image – Wikimedia / Oleksandr Vial from Paris, France
The Paeonia tenuifolia It is a perennial plant native to southern Russia and Kazakhstan, where it lives naturally in the steppes, so it is adapted to living in areas where the summer is dry and hot.
It grows to a height of 70 centimeters, and produces red flowers up to 10 centimeters in diameter. Its fruits are follicles that contain seeds, which germinate in full sunlight, something that differentiates them from the seeds of other peonies.
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