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How to revive this tree peony?

EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
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Hi all,

I bought this tree peony and planted it last June. The 2 stems on either side have dried up and the new growth is extremely floppy. What TLC can I give this plant to help it? Thanks.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Clear away all the grass and weeds around it using a hand fork so you don't damage its roots.  Give it a good drink of several litres of water poured on slowly so it soaks in rather than runs off then give it a handful of slow release food such as blood, fish and bone or pelleted manure.  leave those old woody stems a while longer as they will take the frost off any tender new shoots.

    They are beautiful when they are happy so give it some TLC.  This was a mess of dried up drought damaged twigs when we moved in here 3 years ago and now look at it.



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  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Thanks @Obelixx. I'll do that. I've had a number of tree peonies in my earlier home; they do take a few years to reach their full potential. Here are some pictures I had posted in Garden gallery in previous years 
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/comment/2050585#Comment_2050585  
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/comment/1906694#Comment_1906694

    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Gorgeous.  I tried growing them in my Belgian garden but it was way too cold in winter so they died.   I have seeds for lutea which I shall sow soon.  Fingers crossed.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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