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Is this peony wilt? Or something else...

jo.pengelleyjo.pengelley Posts: 9
in Problem solving
Hello, looking for advice please. This is one of 5 peonies in a bed but it looks really unhappy - I’m not sure what’s wrong with it or what to do. Could it be peony wilt? All the others look great! 

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    It looks very dry. Have you tried giving it a bucket of water and see if it perks up overnight.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    When the soil is that dry the water often just runs off. It's important to make sure the water you put on sinks in well. Is it a very young or new peony?
  • jo.pengelleyjo.pengelley Posts: 9
    It was a bare root this winter, as were the others in the bed - they’ve all had the same amount of water and the others look great! I’ve dug around it this afternoon and given it a good water to try and help avoid run off - we have awful clay soil with a lot of rubble in it, it’s possible that it’s in a particularly bad patch. Thanks for the advice - if it’s only a water issue that’s a great outcome as I should be able to fix it. I was terrified it was peony wilt and I’d lose the lot!
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I hope it recovers! Keep us posted.
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