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Post by desertwoman on Apr 10, 2019 21:07:36 GMT -5
Ohhh OK got it. I love when I see them popping out of the ground. Asiatic lilies too- mine are just popping out.
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Post by oliverman on Apr 13, 2019 13:58:05 GMT -5
binnylou, there are shoots coming out of the ground everywhere I planted the divided roots 
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Post by binnylou on Apr 13, 2019 14:37:40 GMT -5
Bravo!!!
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Post by binnylou on Apr 14, 2019 20:54:18 GMT -5
Reminder for those who grow peonies. If you grow the kind that get really heavy with blossom and tend to flop, especially during rain, don't forget to get those supports in place asap. I was cleaning away last years debris from the peonies remaining in the flower bed and it won't be long before they will be too big to cage and support. It's much easier if you do it just as they are showing at ground level.
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Post by James on Apr 16, 2019 15:02:26 GMT -5
I have some peonies growing. The little shoots are about 5 inches tall.
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Post by binnylou on Apr 16, 2019 15:09:50 GMT -5
Same here, James. Those shoots are a beautiful burgundy red just starting to show some green. |
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 16, 2019 18:34:13 GMT -5
Mine is a burgundy red also and about 10-12 inches tall. It bloomed for the first time last year, thanks to binnylou ,'s advice to remove some accumulated mulch. I'm hoping it will do even better this year. |
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Post by James on Apr 23, 2019 9:09:07 GMT -5
I see peonies coming up. I reckon they bloom about memorial day?
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Post by binnylou on Apr 23, 2019 16:28:54 GMT -5
I reckon they bloom about memorial day? If you're lucky, they bloom for Memorial Day. Some years, Mother Nature has other plans...we get heat and wind and the blooms open too early. Some years we get cold and wind and they don't open, or they get beat up by the wind. And some years, everything is perfect. And the peonies are just beautiful. |
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 23, 2019 19:12:35 GMT -5
binnylou, do you think peonies would do OK being moved now? (they are about 8-12 Inches tall) Or should I wait for Fall? I can be patient and wait if that's best. These are at our house in town and I'd like to move a small clump here, but I have hesitated (for years) because I REALLY like this one, it's a hard variety (Coral 'n Gold) to find and I don't want to mess up a good thing so I have been enjoying them over there all these years. But I'd really like to see those blooms here, too. When it comes time can I divide a small clump from the main one, without digging up the whole thing to divide?
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Post by binnylou on Apr 23, 2019 21:40:17 GMT -5
desertwoman, is your peony large enough that you could remove a small portion after bloom is finished? If you really want to try moving some this spring, I would only take a small portion. Even though peonies are tough, I prefer to wait for fall to dig and divide. That way, the plant isn’t dealing with the added stress of hot weather and moisture needs.
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 23, 2019 21:56:59 GMT -5
It's not a huge clump binnylou, but I think I could take a small portion from it with no affect on the plant. But can I do that without digging the whole plant up? Can I just gently dig into the clump, while in the ground , and take a section? I don't have a problem waiting until Fall. |
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Post by binnylou on Apr 23, 2019 22:12:41 GMT -5
I think you could take a small chunk without lifting the entire plant. I did this just a few days ago with a “David” tall white phlox. The two chunks that I potted look good.
If you wait until fall, you can lift the entire plant...after you’ve had your Wheaties...and divide the plant into several plants, depending on how large the plant is.
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Post by binnylou on May 25, 2020 13:51:46 GMT -5
Hubby moved and divided some last fall. He ended up with 13 new plants in the ground...all survived the move, and a couple of them even bloomed this spring. Our peonies are from his childhood home, being moved here in about 1971. Most years, Peonies are in bloom on Memorial Day, decorating the few cemeteries that still allow plants on the graves. Peony bloom is late this year...all the buds are still tight and waiting a few more days to share the beauty and fragrance. All but a few of the relocated plants are loaded with flower buds. I hope Mother Nature is kind this coming week. I want to enjoy the fragrance. Do your local cemeteries allow permanent plantings on the graves? |
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Post by emmsmommy on May 25, 2020 18:24:08 GMT -5
I've contemplated moving a peony lately that's smack dab in the middle of the new garden area. However I think I'll wait until fall as this one has had a rough existence and honestly I'm surprised it even came up this year. Basically my husband had to have heart surgery nine years ago and some well intentioned friends took down some storm damaged trees and stacked the brush right on top of this peony. As this was winter, they didn't realize what they had done and unfortunately I didn't until summer rolled around and I realized there was a brush pile where my peony used to be. In the years since, I've showed it to my husband and he eventually forgets and cuts it off with the weed whacker. Last two years I've staked it but the weeds overtook it. This year I dug out all the weeds and placed rocks around the base to give it a chance. There's only two sprouts left of what used to be a giant clump but it's looking good.
I have one really early peony that only grows 24-30" tall and is a dark red and oddly doesn't any scent whatsoever. My great-grandmother gave me a start of it when I first moved here and I caught a glimpse of it in a photo from 1965. It is just now blooming and my others are budding. Really late for this year.
The smaller cemeteries usually allow plantings between the stones though it really depends on who's doing the maintenance. My husband and I took care of a small cemetery for about ten years and we always made sure to trim around the flowers that were planted and to put back the artificial ones after we were done mowing.
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