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kfish Somers, CT Aug 19, 2007

I am very new @ this- in zone 6. Do I have to lift peonies and lilies at the end of the season?
Thanks,
Karen

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Hica Breezewood, PA(Zone 5b) Aug 19, 2007

i'm zone 6 too, and never lift peonies or lilies, and both always come back every year. as long as you have them planted deep enough they should do fine. the only thing i pull out every year is gladiolas. i left them in the ground one winter, and they came up fine the next year, but the second winter was a LOT wetter, and we lost over a hundred bulbs, so now they get pulled up every winter and packed away in shredded newspaper.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Aug 19, 2007

Where I grew up it was zone 5b and my mom never did anything with the peonies, just left them alone and they were fine the next year.

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paulgrow Allen Park, MI(Zone 6a) Aug 19, 2007

After the frost kills the fo;iage you can cut back the dead "stuff".

I like to mulch mine with 3-4 inches of shredded leaves.

Tender bulbs such as canna's and dahlias need to be dug in the fall after the first frost.

Paul

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kfish Somers, CT Aug 20, 2007

Good! Now I can get more bulbs!!
Thanks all~
Karen

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