Ubuzima bw’igiti citwa peony busanzwe bumara kuva ku myaka mirongo gushika ku myaka amajana, bugabanuka mu myaka y’ubuto (imyaka 1-3), igihe c’ubuto (imyaka 4-14), igihe c’ubuto (imyaka 15-40), n’igihe c’ubukure (imyaka irenga 40). Amashurwe asanzwe atangura inyuma y’imyaka 4-5, igihe co gukura kikaba ari co gihe co kuraba cane.
Ubuzima bw’igiti citwa peony mu bisanzwe bufata imyaka 3-6 kugira ngo kije mu gihe c’amashurwe, kandi igihe co gukura gishobora kumara imyaka 15-40, bikaba bituma gishobora kubaho imyaka amajana. Mu buryo bwihariye, igihe c’ubuto kimara imyaka 1-3, muri iyo myaka igitegwa gikura buhoro buhoro; intambwe y’ubuto imara imyaka 4-14, aho itangura gukura idahagarara; kandi intambwe yo gukura ishika ku rwego rwo hejuru mu bwinshi bw’amashurwe no mu mabara inyuma y’imyaka 15. Intete z’amapeoni ziri mu iduka ryacu zose zirimwa mu karere ka Heze. Nk’akarorero, igiti c’imyaka 6 c’igiti citwa peony kiri mu nkono ubu kiriko kiragurishwa, gifise uburebure bw’igitegwa c’amasentimetero 20 n’ubwaguke bw’igitsibo c’amasentimetero 15-20. Irashurwa canecane muri Ndamukiza na Rusama, kandi amashurwe yayo agira amabara icenda, harimwo umutuku, umutuku w’agahama n’ay’amabara menshi, ivyo bikaba bituma ibereye gukoreshwa mu gutunganya itongo canke mu gukata amashurwe.
