Rockii Tree Peony has these other names too, how many do you know?

Current status of the Rockii Tree Peony

The Rockii Tree Peony is scattered across Shaanxi, Gansu and western Henan in China. Because its root bark is used as medicine, it has long suffered from excessive digging, and its resources have been continuously destroyed; moreover, because its natural reproductive capacity is weak, its distribution area is gradually shrinking, and effective measures should be taken to protect it. Lower altitude limit (m) 1100, upper altitude limit (m) 2800.

The Rockii Tree Peony is a plant endemic to China and a precious flower germplasm resource, with its root bark used for medicinal purposes. It has certain significance for studying the phylogeny of the genus Paeonia and for breeding new tree peony varieties.

The beauty of the Rockii Tree Peony

Based on long-term observation and research on issues such as flower color changes, flower type changes and variety formation during the selection and breeding of new varieties, the three-level classification method of "flower color", "flower type" and "variety name" conforms to the actual process of tree peony variety evolution.

Flower color is the most prominent and easiest-to-distinguish feature of tree peonies, and flower color is relatively stable, so flower color is used as the first level in the classification of Rockii Tree Peony varieties. Flower color is divided into 8 types in total: white, pink, red, purple, black, blue, yellow and variegated. Among them, black refers to deep purple and ink purple, yellow refers to pale yellow or light yellow, blue refers to pinkish blue or pinkish purple-blue, and variegated refers to having two or more colors.

Flower type is the main feature that correctly reflects the characteristics and ornamental value of a variety, and is the comprehensive embodiment of the overall morphological characteristics of the flower when it blooms in the dish; from single, semi-double to double, it reflects the continuous increase in petals and the accompanying changes in external morphology. Rockii Tree Peony flower types can be divided into single type, lotus type, chrysanthemum type, rose type, tuogui type, crown type and hydrangea type.

Variety name is the lowest level and basic unit of variety classification, representing specific plants with production and application value and theoretical research value; it is the aggregate of all information, and its content is based on the description when the variety name was first legally published.

Ornamental value of the Rockii Tree Peony

The most common use of the Rockii Tree Peony is as an ornamental plant planted in gardens for outdoor viewing. From a macro perspective, one can appreciate the tall tree form, different garden plant configuration patterns, the pairing of the Rockii Tree Peony with garden ornaments, and the landscape coordination with surrounding buildings, etc.; one can also appreciate the beauty of tree peonies in different seasons, such as the color and form of young leaves in spring, the deep green, spreading bipinnately compound leaves with three leaflets in summer, red leaves and fruit in autumn, and the trunk form and tree posture in winter. For flower appreciation, such as different flower colors, different degrees of delicate texture, different flower postures, and different floral fragrances, one can combine the variety name and tree peony culture to appreciate its demeanor, moral character, characteristics and culture, and so on.

In addition to outdoor appreciation, one can appreciate potted flowers and bonsai. Dried flowers and fresh cut flowers made from tree peony flowers as raw materials, paired with other dried or fresh flowers or plants, create ikebana works with special meanings that are even more worthy of careful savoring.