What is peony? What are the meanings of peony flowers?

Peony (scientific name: Paeonia lactiflora Pall.), also known as the grass of separation and the prime minister of flowers, belongs to the Ranunculales, the genus Paeonia, and is a perennial herb. The tuberous root grows from the bottom of the root neck, is fleshy, thick, spindle-shaped or long columnar, and is 0.6 to 3.5 cm thick. So what is peony? What are the meanings of peony flowers? Let's take a look at the introduction of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network!

Contents of this article

1. What is Peony?

2. Peony Flower Language

3. Can peonies be planted in spring?

What is Peony?

Peony is praised as the "flower fairy" and "flower minister", and is listed as one of the "six famous flowers". It is also called the "May Flower God". Because it has been regarded as the flower of love since ancient times, it is now revered as the representative flower of the Chinese Valentine's Day.

Peony Flower Language

The flower language of peony is reluctant to part, inseparable, and sincere. Secondly, peony also contains shyness, which implies missing, and is a symbol of wealth and beauty. There are many varieties of peony, and the color of the flower is not only white, but also red, pink, purple, yellow, blue and many other colors.

Can peonies be planted in spring?

It is not easy to transplant in spring. If the buds have grown out and are quite long, then you basically can't grow them alive. In addition, peonies planted in Guangdong cannot bloom because it is warm all year round and lacks low temperature weather, so flower bud differentiation cannot be completed.

Peony propagation is mainly by division. Division propagation has very strict requirements on seasons, and it is best to do it from late September to early October. A flower proverb says, "If you divide peonies at the spring equinox, they will not bloom until they are old." Peony plants that are 3-4 years old can be divided. After digging out the old plants with their roots, put the roots up to the sky, shake off the old soil, and cut them according to the natural trend of the roots, so that the cut parts have 4-5 buds. Cut off some thick roots 5 cm below the buds, and then let them dry for 1-2 days. Plant them after the wounds are dry. The soil should not be buried too deep, and it is best to keep the top of the buds 5 cm below the soil surface. The covering soil should be tamped and watered thoroughly. For sowing propagation, the seeds should be harvested and planted in the same year. The longer the seeds are stored, the lower the germination rate. It takes about 4-5 years from sowing to flowering of the plants by seed propagation. The speed is slow and it is easy to mutate, and most of them are single-petal flowers.