Paeonia suffruticosa 'Feng Dan Bai' ('Bai He Zhan Chi' [1] ) ( Chinese 凤 丹 白 [2] , English White Phoenix [3] ) is a species of tree peony Paeonia suffruticosa .
| Paeonia suffruticosa 'Feng Dan Bai' | |
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| Systematics | |
| Rod | Pion |
| View | Paeonia suffruticosa |
| Variety | 'Feng Dan Bai' |
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| Origin | |
| Country of origin |  China |
The variety belongs to the Southern Yangtze variety group (Kultivargruppe: Southern-Yangtse). Occurs from the southern regions of China , which are characterized by a humid and warm winter [4] .
Some botanists believe that Paeonia suffruticosa is not a species, but an extensive group of different varieties [5] .
Recently, some authors attribute this variety not to Paeonia suffruticosa , but to Paeonia ostii [6] [3] .
Also suggest a hybrid origin of this variety [7] .
'Feng Dan Bai' is one of the most common varieties of tree peonies [1] .
Content
Biological description
Perennial deciduous shrub .
The bush is tall, slim, height is 90-180 cm [6] .
Flowers are up to 18 cm in diameter, white, sometimes with pink veins, solitary, well open, thick, pleasant aroma .
The branches are thick, rigid, the flowers are directed upwards [1] .
In culture
Early flowering [1] .
Requirements for soil pH : from neutral to acidic.
It tolerates winter temperature drops to −34.4 ° C [6] .
In China, 'Feng Dan Bai' is an object of industrial breeding [8] .
In Russia, is the object of amateur floriculture .
Cultivation conditions see: Tree peonies .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Paeonia 'Feng dan bai' on paeo.de
- ↑ Tree Peony Varieties List
- ↑ 1 2 Paeonia ostii 'Feng Dan Bai' on Missouri Botanical Garden
- ↑ Kultivargruppe: Southern-Yangtse on paeo.de
- ↑ Hong Tao, Zhang Jia-xun, Li Jia-jue, Zhao Wen-zhong, Li Ming-rui. New Taxa of Paeonia L. Sect. Moutan DC. Bulletin of Botanical Research vol.12, No.3 July 1992 p. 223–234
- ↑ 1 2 3 Cultivar: Feng Dan Bai on Dave's Garden website
- ↑ Halda, Josef J .; James W. Waddick. The Genus Paeonia. Timber Press. 2004. ISBN 9780881926125
- ↑ Tree Peony 'Feng Dan Bai' at Beijing Green-Sunny Eco-Science Development Co., Ltd. (inaccessible link)
Literature
- Halda, Josef J .; James W. Waddick. The Genus Paeonia. Timber Press. 2004. ISBN 9780881926125