1、 Blade difference

The lower stem leaves of herbaceous peony are compound leaves with two loops and three branches, about 14-28 cm long. The terminal leaflets are obovate or wide oval, the top is short pointed, the base is wedge-shaped, the surface is dark green, the back is light green, and the upper leaves of the stem are three compound leaves or single leaves. The leaflets of Paeonia lactiflora are oval, lanceolate or narrow oval, with various colors on the leaf surface, including yellow green, dark green or dark green, and the back of the leaf is pink green

2、 The difference between flowers

The herbaceous peony is a single flower on the top, the sepals are wide ovate, 6 petals, white, purplish red and red, obovate, and the filaments are light red. The original flower color of Paeonia lactiflora is white, with 5-13 petals and yellow filaments. Nowadays, there are many horticultural varieties and various colors, with hundreds of petals