The difference between peony and peony

1. Difference of blades

The leaves of peony are usually twice-ternate compound leaves, green and glabrous on the surface, light green on the back, sometimes with white powder, sparse short soft hairs along the veins or nearly glabrous, and the petiole is about 5-11 cm long.

The lower leaves of peony are bi-ternate compound leaves with various shapes. The surface is yellow-green, green, and dark green, and the back is pink-green, hairy or hairless.

2. The difference between flowers

Peony flowers grow singly at the top of branches, with a diameter of about 10-17 cm, 5 petals or double petals, obovate in shape, and a variety of colors, including red-purple, rose, pink, and then white, etc. The flowering period is in May.

Peony flowers usually grow alone at the top of the stem or in the leaf axils near the top. The flowers are smaller than the former, with a diameter of about 8-11 cm, 5-13 petals, and an obovate shape. Today's horticultural varieties have rich and diverse colors, and some may even have hundreds of petals.