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Peony Tubers

MissRobboMissRobbo Posts: 12
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Hello All,
I have been given some pony tubers a friend no longer wanted in their garden in June. She said to store them in a paper bag in a cool place until autumn which I have done. all I know is that they’re red…. Can I put these into pots? Ir do you think they’re not worth saving?   

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I think you were badly advised. The less time any plant is out of the ground the more likely its chances of survival


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Yeah not the best advice. Nevertheless I would get it planted now, and I bet you it will produce shoots next spring. Very tough plants, peonies. Don't plant too deeply, just below the surface.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    If it's the old-fashioned red Peony (P. officinalis) you might be in luck - that one's certainly tough and long-lived. Plant them and see. Put them in shallowly and horizontal.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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