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Peony

m.saunders1m.saunders1 Posts: 5
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I brought 6 peonies and put each in a large pot, they started to show some growth but then new growth appeared which had black dots on the leaves. Thinking I had peony wilt I cut them back but they quickly returned. I identified them as redshank, has anyone else had this problem. All 6 plants are affected, its either the tubers or the John innes 2 compost I used. Nothing else in my gargen is affected?? 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Can we see some photos please?

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • m.saunders1m.saunders1 Posts: 5

  • m.saunders1m.saunders1 Posts: 5
    It looks like the roots are coming from the peony tuber but on inspection they are separate 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - that's not the peony and needs removed asap  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Yes, redshank is a common weed ... ease the roots out without disturbing the peony.  No problems.  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • m.saunders1m.saunders1 Posts: 5
    My concern is how it got there, the only common links are the peony tubers or the John innes 2 compost
    I do not have it anywhere else just in the pots containing the peonies? 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Jus keep an eye out for any other seedlings. At least they're quite different from the peony, so you should be able to spot them early on.  :)
    It's more likely to have been in the compost I think. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2021
    They pop up all over the place ... the peonies will not have been grown in an absolutely sterile environment, so there may have been some wherever the peonies were raised, or possibly in the compost ... not ideal but not unusual.  Absolutely normal and absolutely nothing to worry about.   :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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