Paeonia lactiflora is a traditional precious flower in China. According to literature, it has been cultivated for at least 3000 years. It has lush foliage, easy cultivation and bright colors, and is a good material for decorating gardens. Peony is also suitable for potted flowers, cut flowers or flower baskets. Its white variety is the famous and precious Chinese herbal medicine "Paeonia lactiflora". Paeonia lactiflora is Mooncherry or Miaoquan, which means Paeonia lactiflora is the latest flowering plant in spring. Therefore, Song Sushi wrote a poem, "Thank you for being lonely in chemical industry, but still leave the peony hall in the spring breeze".

Paeonia lactiflora is a perennial herbaceous flower of Ranunculaceae, and its plant height can reach 1 m. The leaves are bipinnately compound, and the leaflets are oval or lanceolate, usually 3-lobed. The flowering period is from late April to mid-May at the turn of spring and summer, which is later and longer than peony. The flower is large, with a diameter of12 ~15cm. Flowers are white, pink, purple and dark red, and are planted in the axils near the top. Flowers can be divided into single petals and double petals. Paeonia lactiflora is suitable for planting in places with sufficient sunshine, deep soil layer and good drainage, but not in low-lying areas; I like fertile soil rich in organic matter, but I can't stand salt and alkali. Its roots are stout and can be used as medicine.

Paeonia lactiflora is generally propagated by dividing plants, which should be carried out in autumn when the root length of Paeonia lactiflora is10 ~1month and 15~20 cm. Pay attention to deep digging when dividing plants to avoid damaging the roots. After digging out, shake off the soil at the root and split it according to natural cracks, with 3~5 buds in each cluster. Flower-watching varieties are planted once every 6-7 years, and medicinal cuttings are cultivated once every 3-5 years. The planting hole of Paeonia lactiflora should be deep and dug to more than 30 cm. Each hole should be covered with 4~5 kilograms of decomposed concentrated manure, and then planted, and the buds should be covered with more than 7 cm of soil. .

The management of Paeonia lactiflora is simple. It is mainly to apply human manure once before germination in March, and water more during flowering, but not too wet. After the flowers wither in May, the residual flowers should be cut off quickly to avoid consuming nutrients for fruiting. Fertilization after flowering-secondary fertilization. If you cut it for medicinal purposes, you can't let it bloom. You cut it at the time of germination, so that nutrients can be concentrated in the roots. When Paeonia lactiflora is cut in Wuhan, it is easy to burn its leaves because of its intolerance to strong direct sunlight in summer. Garden layout can be intercropped under trees to reduce direct sunlight burns.