The difference between peony flowers and chrysanthemum flowers

Peony and peonies are indispensable in many ancient people’s poems. They have different flower words and unique meanings. However, their appearance is very similar, so people often confuse them. In fact, if you really look carefully, you can still tell the difference between peony and peony. There are still many differences between them. After all, they are two completely different flowers and it is impossible not to tell them apart.

When ancient people wrote poems, they always liked to regard peony as the true national beauty and peony as the gentleman among flowers. They wrote countless poems about them. However, could the ancients distinguish between peony and tree peony? But not all pink colors are peonies and not all white colors are peonies. It would be absolutely embarrassing if you were to write a poem praising peonies while looking at peonies.

The colors of peonies and peonies are very rich. At this time, if you want to distinguish between peonies and peonies, the best way is to look at the leaves of the two flowers. Some people would say that looking at the growth positions of the two flowers, peonies usually have one or several flowers at the top of the plant, while peonies only have one flower at the top. However, it is safest to look at the leaves. The leaves of peony are green on both sides, and the green is very beautiful, while the back of the peony leaves often has a layer of white powder, and the color tends to be a little yellow.

The morphology of peony and tree peony

blade

The leaves of peony are wider, while those of peony are narrower; the leaves of peony are green on the front and light yellow on the back, while the leaves of peony are dark green; there is white powder on the lower surface of the leaves of peony, while the leaves of peony are dense, bright in color, and have a waxy luster. The leaves of peonies are mostly doubly-tripleted pinnate leaves.

Flowers

The flowers of peony grow at the top of branches and are mostly solitary with a longer diameter of twenty centimeters, while the flowers of medicinal peonies mostly grow in clusters of several flowers with a diameter of about fifteen centimeters. There are many shapes of peony flowers, including single petal, lotus, chrysanthemum, rose, crown, hydrangea, etc., while peony flowers do not have so many shapes. The colors of peony flowers are richer than those of medicinal peonies, and years of artificial cultivation have made the varieties of peonies more abundant.

Physiological aspects of peony and tree peony flowers

Flowering period

The flowering period of peony is earlier than that of peonies. Peonies usually bloom in mid-to-late April, while peonies bloom in early to mid-May. Their flowering periods differ by about half a month. Basically, it can be said that there are peonies in spring and peonies in summer.

Fundamental Difference

Peony is a deciduous shrub and a woody plant that can grow up to more than two meters in height, while peony is a perennial herb that is no more than one meter in height.

The most obvious difference

By the time winter comes, the old branches of the peonies will remain on the ground, while the above-ground parts of the peonies will all wither in winter.