Why are Luoyang and Heze both called peony capitals?

Luoyang and Heze are both called peony capitals for two reasons, as follows:

1, Luoyang peony began in the Tang Dynasty, with a history of 1300 years, which is related to Wu Zetian. "Luoyang is the most suitable flower, and peony is especially strange in the world." Luoyang, Henan Province is known as the hometown of peony. Its cultivation began in Sui Dynasty, flourished in Tang Dynasty and flourished in Song Dynasty. Peony flowers in Luoyang are large, varied and colorful. There are 9 color systems, 10 flower patterns and 1000 varieties, including red, white, pink, yellow, purple, blue, green, black and multicolor. Every April, there will be peony flowers in Luoyang, and then there will be a sea of people in Luoyang, vying to see the beauty of peony.

2. Peony is designated as the national flower because its flowers are elegant and diverse and have medicinal value, while Heze Peony appeared very late, but due to geological reasons, the flowers are large and numerous.

Heze, formerly known as Cao Zhou, is a famous peony town in China. 20 12 China Flower Association decided to name Heze as "Peony Capital of China".

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Brief introduction of peony

Peony likes warm, cool, dry and sunny environment. Like sunshine, but also resistant to semi-shade, cold, drought, weak alkali, avoid water, heat and direct sunlight. Suitable for growth in loose, deep, fertile, dry and well-drained neutral sandy loam. Poor growth in acidic or cohesive soil.

China is the birthplace of peony in the world, and it is also the peony kingdom in the world. According to the different cultivation areas and wild original species, China peony horticultural varieties can be divided into four peony varieties groups, namely, Central Plains variety group, Northwest variety group, Jiangnan variety group and Southwest variety group.

China has different colors (such as red, purple, fuchsia, pink, white, blue, green, yellow, black and multicolor). ) and different flower patterns (such as single petal, lotus, crown flower, ground flower, hydrangea, etc.). ) and has the characteristics of drought resistance, cold resistance, heat resistance and moisture resistance, and can be planted in temperate, cold and hot subtropical areas.