Peonies in No.California

Anybody there has a good luck with peonies in No,California = Bay Area ? Would love to have some without having to throw sacks of ice on them in "winter".

I had several herbaceous and tree peonies in the San Rafael area. All of them did well. I am nowhere near there now, but as far as i know they are still going strong.

Thanks - will try them !
marmalade1

best of luck, neighbor across the pond! my peonies did well for first season rhizomes. some even bloomed for me.

please keep us posted. btw, there is also a peonies forum. see you there.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/514520/

Just a word of caution: peonies need a long period of below freezing temps in their winter dormancy and rarely survive long above zone 8. They must have a cold dormant period or they will just peter out in too warm a climate. Sometimes the problem is that even if it does get cold enough, the period of cold temps isn't long enough.

Robert.

must be a micro-climate working for me. thanks for the word of caution.

i guess i better enjoy mine while they last.

=)))

Moonglow~
It's alway worth a try, just to see and find out!
Good luck.
Robert.

to raydio - I think there ARE soem peonies which do not require long ,cold sleep - mu question to everyone in California - what is the best time to plant them ??

Here are a few websites which have the info you need.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n4_v201/ai_21248589
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n4_v191/ai_14536029
http://www.treepeony.com/planting.htm
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/peony/msg0716251610779.html

There are two different articles from Sunset (www.findarticles.com). I did see a few other sites which stated that you can't grow peonies above zone 8. The above websites beg to differ.

Marilyn