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Peony

Peony is listed botanically as Paeonia lactiflora. It may also be listed as chinese peony, white peony, garden peony, japanese peony. Long-lived herbaceous perennial grown for large fragrant late-spring to early-summer flowers. Garden peonies can remain productive for decades when planted at the correct depth and left relatively undisturbed. PlotPal's canonical care record lists full sun and moderate water needs. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Paeonia and in the family Paeoniaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as forb/herb. PlotPal currently carries Peony as an outdoor growing and flower reference. Growing note: Choose a sunny site with good drainage and plant bare-root peony eyes shallowly, generally only about 1–2 inches below the soil surface in cold-winter climates. Planting too deeply is a common reason for poor flowering. Support heavy-flowered cultivars before blooms open. Propagation or sowing note: Usually planted as bare-root divisions or nursery-grown plants; seed propagation is slow and does not reliably reproduce cultivars Plant-health prevention note: Provide generous spacing and airflow, water at soil level, and remove diseased foliage rather than composting heavily infected material. Pest-prevention note: Inspect buds, stems, and leaf undersides; healthy established peonies generally need little pest intervention. Common pests in the reference include Thrips, Scale insects. Common plant-health issues in the reference include Botrytis blight, Peony leaf blotch, Root rot. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.