last year we had to dig uop a third of the garden to replace lead pipes this year we seem to have 5 peonies that weren't there last year. is it possible they got covered, didn't flower and have now resurrected themselves? it was around this time of year
Rosemummy "Paeonia" can self seed it would take several years before you had a plant and it would not come true in most cases. They can Layer themselves though usually need help and they can be divided, if in the digging of the drains a bit was cut off with dormant buds then cast aside it could be the answer.
My Paeonia have been in the same spots for well over thirty years and one a Rubra red is a cutting from a plant put in before my Father was born that would make it over a hundred years old.
When starting they can disappear in the case of one of mine for two years then it suddenly bushed again and had flowers now it is a normal plant after thinking I had lost it.
If you dig them out to place them in a better position they want to be out of the early morning sun frost damage can be caused by rapid thaw. Make sure the plant is at the same level they do not like the root crown covered once they grow. Fertilize with a ring of manure or good compost around the crown and not on it, no need to dig it in as that could cause root damage. Tall varieties need staking, once flowered leave the foliage over winter as a frost guard for the crown.
If you are using cut flowers it is best to cut them just before the petals open then lay flat in a cool place for a day then cut a bit more from the stem and place in a bucket of water, once in a vase they will last a lot longer.
thanks Frank that's really interesting, really don't know what happened, we've only been here 15months, we inherited some good plants but everything was a bit neglected, keeping about half, back garden mostly done front is almost all flower bed in 2 triangles dissected by stone path lots of worl to do here weeding thinning and adding what i want in between i forgot to take photos last year must do so this so i know what's where!
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could be as the foliage dies back in winter and now are surfacing .
but got 5 didn't have ladt year as well as ones we did, they don't self seed do they?
I think if they got covered that might stop them flowering for the year.
Species paeonies make seed. Those double ones don't
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ok i'll see what they are we have 2 different types of shoots the thicker ones that open into the doubles and thinner deep red ones
Rosemummy "Paeonia" can self seed it would take several years before you had a plant and it would not come true in most cases. They can Layer themselves though usually need help and they can be divided, if in the digging of the drains a bit was cut off with dormant buds then cast aside it could be the answer.
My Paeonia have been in the same spots for well over thirty years and one a Rubra red is a cutting from a plant put in before my Father was born that would make it over a hundred years old.
When starting they can disappear in the case of one of mine for two years then it suddenly bushed again and had flowers now it is a normal plant after thinking I had lost it.
If you dig them out to place them in a better position they want to be out of the early morning sun frost damage can be caused by rapid thaw. Make sure the plant is at the same level they do not like the root crown covered once they grow. Fertilize with a ring of manure or good compost around the crown and not on it, no need to dig it in as that could cause root damage. Tall varieties need staking, once flowered leave the foliage over winter as a frost guard for the crown.
If you are using cut flowers it is best to cut them just before the petals open then lay flat in a cool place for a day then cut a bit more from the stem and place in a bucket of water, once in a vase they will last a lot longer.
Frank.
thanks Frank that's really interesting, really don't know what happened, we've only been here 15months, we inherited some good plants but everything was a bit neglected, keeping about half, back garden mostly done front is almost all flower bed in 2 triangles dissected by stone path lots of worl to do here weeding thinning and adding what i want in between i forgot to take photos last year must do so this so i know what's where!