What does peony flower symbolize
This article explains the symbolic meaning of peony flowers and the related knowledge of peony's寓意 and flower language. Next, the editor will introduce it to netizens.
Alias: Will part, parting grass, lazy spring, Yu Rong, Li Shi, without bone flower, black牵夷, red medicine, etc.
One, Flower Language
Its flower shape is large, and the flower color is bright and diverse, even comparable to peonies, and it is deeply loved by people. Its flower language is beautiful and moving, with deep affection, hard to separate, and reluctant to part. It is usually used to express the feeling of missing each other, so it is also called parting grass.
Two, Symbolic Meaning
Like peonies, peonies are also flowers of wealth and rank, symbolizing beauty and nobility. In ancient times, people sent it to each other to convey longing, expressing their longing for each other, as well as parting and sadness. In addition, it also symbolizes firm friendship.
Three, Legends
It is said that, like peonies, they are not ordinary flowers. One year, there was a plague in the world, and the flower god or the girl in the jade palace stole the fairy pills of the queen mother and sprinkled them in the world, some of which turned into peonies and others into peonies. Therefore, the leaves and rhizomes of peonies and peonies can be used as medicine.
Morphological Characteristics
It prefers sunlight and is drought-resistant. The development of peony plants in a year, with the change of climatic rhythms, is mainly manifested as the alternation of the growing period and the dormant period. Among them, the vernalization stage of the dormant period and the photoperiodic stage of the growing period are the most critical. The vernalization stage of peonies requires a low temperature of 0°C for about 40 days to complete. Then the mixed buds can germinate and grow. Peonies are long-day plants, and the flower buds need to develop and bloom under long-day conditions. After the mixed buds germinate, if the lighting time is insufficient or under short-day conditions, they usually only grow leaves and do not bloom or bloom abnormally.
Roots
The roots are composed of three parts: root neck, tuberous root, and fibrous root. The root neck (different from the "rhizome", the root neck is the root, and the rhizome is the stem) is the upper part of the root, with a darker color and buds; the tuberous root grows from below the root neck, fleshy, robust, spindle-shaped or cylindrical, 0.6-3.5 cm in diameter, with a light yellowish-brown or grayish-purple exterior and white interior, rich in nutrients. The tuberous root generally does not directly produce buds, but can germinate smaller new buds after breaking. Therefore, collecting broken roots over 5cm in the autumn can also be propagated. The fibrous roots mainly grow from the tuberous roots, are the main organs for absorbing water and nutrients, and can gradually evolve into tuberous roots. The roots of peonies can be divided into three types according to their appearance: thick-rooted type, slope-rooted type, and uniform-rooted type. The thick-rooted type has sparse and thick roots; the slope-rooted type has roots extending in all directions, with varying thickness; the uniform-rooted type has roots with appropriate density and uniform thickness. The roots can be used as medicine.
Buds
Growing in clusters on the root neck, fleshy, overwintering underground in winter, and sprouting out of the ground in early spring as the temperature rises. Initially, they are crimson to light purple, or yellow, and after growing out of the ground, the color deepens, generally becoming deep purple, protected by scales. Peony buds are mixed buds, developing into both reproductive organs - flowers, and nutritional organs - stems and leaves. Before sprouting, the buds are 2.5-4 cm long. The color and shape of the buds also vary by variety, ranging from deep purple to brown, and the bud shapes can be divided into three types: short-round, bamboo shoot-shaped, and pen tip-shaped. Short-round buds are short with a blunt tip; bamboo shoot-shaped buds are longer with an acute tip, resembling bamboo shoots; pen tip-shaped buds are longer with a gradually pointed tip, resembling the tip of a pen. Peony sprouting is one of the most spectacular scenes, as it embodies the sprouting and vitality of life, and therefore has high ornamental value.
Stems
Clustered from the roots, about 50-110 cm tall, herbaceous, with a cylindrical base, upper part with many angles, some twisted, some straight, and the sun-exposed part often showing a purplish red.
Leaves
The lower part has two-time three-pinnate compound leaves, that is, the end of the leaf consists of three small leaves forming a束 leaf, and there is another束 leaf on each side, usually consisting of four small leaves. The middle compound leaves have the same three small leaves at the end, and the number of small leaves on the sides begins to decrease, from the original four gradually reduced to three, two, or one, or even disappear, leaving only three small leaves at the end, called three-time pinnate compound leaves, and the upper leaves are single. The leaves are 20-24 cm long, the small leaves are elliptical, narrowly ovate, needle-shaped, etc., with long and pointed ends, finely wavy margins, densely covered with white bony fine teeth, the leaf surface is yellowish green, green, and dark green, the leaf back is mostly powdery green, with or without hair. The leaves of peonies also have ornamental value, and "Red lanterns glimmering green dragon" refers to the praise of leaves, so they can also be used as ornamental foliage plants.
Flower Buds
Peony buds are mixed buds, belonging to the underground bud type, which germinate and grow leaves and flowers after breaking through the ground. Mixed buds are complex bodies of multiple primordia, consisting of a terminal growth point, bud scales, axillary bud primordia in the axilla of bud scales, leaf primordia, axillary bud primordia in the axilla of leaf primordia, bract primordia, sepal primordia, petal primordia, stamen primordia, and pistil primordia. This bud is called the parent bud, and the axillary bud primordia in the bud scales and leaf primordia are the original bodies of the daughter buds. The daughter buds in the leaf primordia and their axillary bud primordia do not produce bud scales and are naked buds; while the axillary bud primordia in the bud scales have scales and form scaly buds. In spring, the scaly buds germinate, and the daughter naked buds follow the elongation of the internodes of the parent mixed buds and emerge from the ground to form the flower branches or branches on the main stem; their daughter scaly buds do not emerge from the ground. After the above-ground parts wither in the autumn, the daughter scaly bud at the top of the peony root neck becomes the "top bud". In fact, peonies have only one top bud, which is the top bud of the seedling after seed germination. The following year, this daughter scaly bud germinates out of the ground, grows branches, unfolds leaves, and blooms. Therefore, the life cycle of the naked bud is 2 years, and the life cycle of the scaly bud is 3 years.
The axillary buds of peony's underground scaly buds appear around August, and their apical growth points gradually form bud scale primordia from the outside to the inside. By the following May, four bud scales have been formed around the growth point. By the end of June, the bud scales have differentiated. Then, the apical growth point begins to produce leaf primordia, which have multiple finger-like protuberances, while the bud scale primordia have only 1-3. Leaf primordia differentiation ends from early August to early September.
Flower Buds
There are several shapes, such as round peach, flat peach, oblate peach, pointed peach, long peach, pointed peach,歪尖 peach, long pointed peach, and flat peach. The outer sepals are 5, lanceolate, green, decreasing in size from bottom to top; the inner sepals are 3 (not including variants), green or yellow-green, sometimes with yellow-white or purple-red stripes, ovoid, broad-ovate, round, elliptical, or irregular.
Flowers
Usually singly located at the top or near the top of the stem, or in the axil of the upper leaves, and some rare varieties have 2 or 3 flowers together. The original species has white flowers, a flower diameter of 8-11 cm, 5-13 petals, obovate, many stamens, yellow filaments, a shallow cup-shaped receptacle wrapping the base of the carpels, with a blunt apex, carpels 3-5, hairless or hairy, with a beak at the top; horticultural varieties have a rich color range, including white, pink, red, purple, yellow, green, black, and bicolor, flower diameter 10-30 cm, petals can reach hundreds, and some varieties even have 880 petals, with variable flower shapes. The flowering period is May to June, and the fruiting period is August.
Fruits
Capsules, spindle-shaped, elliptical, or bottle-shaped; smooth or finely pubescent, with small projections. 2-8 free, formed by single carpels, the ovary is 1室, containing 5-7 seeds. Has medicinal value.
Seeds
Black or dark brown, large seeds, round, oblong, or pointed.
Growth Environment
Peonies are cold-resistant, fertilizing, afraid of waterlogging, prefer moist soil, but also drought-resistant, sun-loving, and cool in summer. Peonies in pots are prone to burning leaves under the hot sun in midsummer and should be shaded. Peonies have flesh roots and long root systems, so they should be planted in fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil. Planting in clay and low-lying waterlogged areas can easily rot the roots.
Peonies should not be transplanted frequently after planting, otherwise the roots will be damaged, affecting growth and flowering. To ensure good growth of peonies, reasonable fertilization is needed every year.
For potted peonies, cut off the withered branches and leaves after frost to prevent the spread of diseases and pests. During the winter, there is no need to move them indoors; placing them on the balcony or under the eaves with sufficient sunlight and keeping the potting soil from being too dry is sufficient.
Propagation Methods
Peony propagation methods can be divided into:播种 propagation, division propagation, cutting propagation, etc.
First,播种 propagation.
(1) Seed collection: When the fruit color turns yellow, it can be harvested. If the collection is too late, the seed coat will become black and hard, making it difficult to germinate. If the collection is too early, the seeds may not be fully developed. The peony fruit matures in batches, so it should be collected in batches. As long as the peony fruit cracks open, the seeds can be collected and directly sown.
(2) Sowing method: 1. Seed treatment: Before sowing, the impurities on the seeds need to be removed, and the seeds should be soaked in clean water for a few minutes to allow the unripe seeds to float and then remove the floating seeds. This treatment results in a high germination success rate after sowing. 2. Ridge sowing: Before sowing, the land needs to be prepared, and organic fertilizer needs to be applied. After applying organic fertilizer, the land should be raked fine and level. After the land is prepared, ridges need to be made. The ridge width should be 50 cm, and the row spacing should be 30 cm. After making the ridges, the seeds should be sown according to the row spacing of 6 cm and a distance of 3 cm between each seed. After sowing, the soil should be covered, about 2 cm higher than the ground. Using the point sowing method, 50 kg of seeds are needed for 667 square meters.
Second, division propagation.
(1) Division time: The best time for division is before the soil freezes. During this period, the temperature underground is still high, which is beneficial for the healing of the root wounds. If division is done in the spring, the roots cannot absorb nutrients and water normally, easily causing plant death.
(2) Division method: When dividing, the peony roots need to be carefully dug to avoid damaging the roots. After digging up the roots, the soil on them should be removed, the old and decayed parts should be cut off, and then the roots should be split along the natural fissures with a knife. Each plant can be divided into about 3-5 daughter plants, each with 3-5 buds. Peony roots are easily broken, so before dividing the daughter plants, the roots should be dried in the sun for 1 day. After dividing into several daughter plants, they should be dried in the shade first, then dipped in some nutritious mud, and then planted.
Third, cutting propagation.
The cutting bed should be selected in a well-drained, high地势 area. After selecting the bed, the bed soil should be loosened, and then a layer of disinfected river sand should be laid on top, about 15 cm thick. The cutting substrate can use perlite, and a 1.5-meter-high sunshade shed should be set up above the bed. The cuttings are best taken in mid-July. The cutting length should be 10-15 cm, with two nodes and a small amount of leaves at the top. After cutting, the cuttings should be inserted into the soil, with a depth of 5 cm and a distance between each cutting so that the leaves do not overlap. After inserting, water should be poured once thoroughly, and then covered with plastic film. The temperature in the cutting shed should be kept at 20-25 degrees Celsius, and the temperature of the substrate should be 28-30 degrees Celsius. After cutting, it will take 20-30 days to root. After rooting, the amount of watering should be reduced, and the shading shed and plastic film should be gradually removed.
The above[] introduces the symbolic meaning of peony flowers and the specific introduction of peony's寓意 and flower language, hoping to bring some floral knowledge to green plant enthusiasts.