Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Grace Ann's first bloom!!!, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
All I can tell you about Peonies is that they are extremely long-lived perennials. They can live for 100 yrs.
They do not like to be moved----but if you must--do it around the end of August.
Try to dig up as many of the roots without chopping any off.

The other thing I can tell you is that when you plant a Peony--the "pips" (the red root buds that will grow into stems)
cannot be planted more than 2" below soil surface. If you plant them too deep--they plant will not bloom.
They will also not bloom if they are not in full sun. A MUST!

Have no idea about their weather preferences---but I would imagine they like a bit of cooler weather. See PF.

I have 5 peonies in my garden. Everything this Spring/Summer finished blooming in a lot shorter
time than usual. Hey! We had 90* already in end of Spring. NOT normal!

Overall--it has not been a good growing season this year because of the hot weather and drought.

Weird thing are happening across the World.....Gita