What are the horticultural varieties of Southwest peony?

(1) Pengzhou Purple

Flower primordial table-court type, purplish-red, glossy, corolla 15cm×7cm. Lower flower outer petals 3 to 4 rounds, petal base black purple-red spots; inner petals a circle of small membranous petals, about 200, white margins, a small number of stamens remain between the petals. Upper flowers with tens of larger petals. Pistils in two whorls, 9-11, slightly petaloid. Leaves large, obliquely extended, denser; leaflets broad and plump, dark green, obovate, 2-5-lobed. The current year's branches and petioles are light green with a purplish-red halo. Branches and trunks erect, up to 1.5 cm high, strong budding power, strong growth potential, more shade-tolerant, slightly moisture-tolerant, cold-resistant, like fertilizer. This variety has beautiful color, strong fragrance, strong adaptability, and is the best peony in Pengzhou.

(2) Yulouzi

Flowering colorful petals are of the pavilion type. In the middle, there are 7 stamen petals and 7 pistils, which are petalized into colorful petals with green spots; the upper flower has irregularly shaped stamen petals with a circle of normal stamens between the petals, and there are only a few stamens in the heart of the flower, with purplish-red filaments. Inner and outer petals closely arranged. Pistil 14 in center, small, atrial coat and stigma purplish-red. All leaves large, obliquely extended, denser; leaflets plump, glossy, with purplish-red halo, abaxially pilose; petiole yellowish-green, stipe concave purplish-red. Young branches yellowish green with purplish red halo. Plant height up to 2 meters or more; strong sprouting, much branching. Flowers slightly hidden under the leaves, with a strong rose fragrance. The flowers are many, for late-flowering varieties. Vigorous growth, more tolerant of shade, adaptable.

(3) Golden Girdle House

Flowers for the layered table cabinet type, pink, glossy. Flowers as large as 25 cm × 20 cm. Lower flower outer petal 2 rounds, petal base purple-red spot; inner petal is narrower and longer, often between the inner and outer petal a circle of normal stamens, filaments purple-red. Gynoecium variegated with normal petals; upper flower with more broken petals, closely arranged. Gynoecium 6, 4 petalized, 2 degenerate. The whole flower may have as many as 880 petals. Medium-flowered varieties. Plants up to 2 m tall, spreading. Branches stout. All leaves large, obliquely extended, slightly sparse; leaflets obovate, green, thick and glossy, abaxially glabrous; petiole longer, stipe concave purple-red. The current year's branches are yellowish green with a saucy brown halo. The species grows vigorously, more shade-tolerant, adaptable. Its flowers are large, high ornamental value, for the representative varieties of Pengzhou and the main varieties.

(4) carmine floor

Flowers for the layered pavilion type. Carmine red, dark and light, shiny, corolla 17 cm × 10 cm. Lower flower calyx petalized (outer color petal), outer petal large, 2 to 3 rounds, petal base purple-red spot, inner petal narrow, inside and outside the petal between the more short petals and strips of petals, and sandwiched between the normal stamens, filaments purple-red. Gynoecium variegated with normal petals; petals of upper flowers straggling, interspersed with normal stamens. Pistils 2, reduced, stigma purplish-red. Plants semi-developed, 1.2-1.5 m tall, with strong sprouting, more branches, and denser leaves. All leaves are large, obliquely extended; leaflets are obovate, green and glossy. Petiole longer, stalk concave purple-red halo. The current year's branches are yellow-green with purple-red halo. The variety of vigorous growth, adaptable, more shade-tolerant, but also for the Pengzhou habit varieties.

(5) purple hydrangea

Flowers for the ball flower table court type. Purple-red, shiny, corolla 21 cm × 18 cm. Lower calyx petalized, outer petal 3 rounds, petal base purple-black spots; inner petal is narrower, between the inner and outer petals there is a circle of degeneration of the stamens variegated petals and normal petals are not different; upper flowers and stamens are also fully petalized, but often residual anthers. Pistil 14, reduced to size. Inner and outer petals up to 524. Medium-flowered varieties. Plants semi-spreading, up to 1.3 m tall or more. All leaves large, obliquely extended, sparse. Leaflets plump, rough, dark green, broadly obovate, tips cuspidate; petioles longer, subrounded, stalk concave with purple-red halo. The current year's branches are yellowish green with reddish halo. This variety of vigorous growth, more shade-tolerant, adaptable. It has a strong rose fragrance. The pedicel is softer, and the flower head is pendulous when in full bloom, slightly hidden under the leaves.