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Help! Is my peony dying?!

NewbieGardener101NewbieGardener101 Posts: 13
in Problem solving


I bought and planted a peony a week. I added growmore slow release fertiliser and a little manure into the hole before planting. I have watered it most days and I have a very warm south facing garden. The peony has turned a red/brown colour all over and the leaves have curled. 
Any ideas what’s happened and how I can save it? 

Thanks. 

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  • NewbieGardener101NewbieGardener101 Posts: 13
    pansyface said:
    I don’t know for sure, but I would think that it’s either had a touch of frost or it’s getting too much water.

    It is definitely possible that I may have gone overboard with watering! Do you think this is  saveable? 
  • PurplerainPurplerain Posts: 1,053
    The Growmore and/or the manure could be too strong for the roots, burning them. I don't know if it is salvageable, but I would lift it, wash the rootball and replant it, not too deeply away from the original planting hole.
    SW Scotland
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