RE: Peonies for the South

Kitty, Mom's peony clump were usually 2' X2' or so.  They are wonderful
plants!

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of gardenqueen@academicplanet.com
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 10:22 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Peonies for the South

Andrea - how big are these things? I've got no room for anything bigger
than a small lavender. Peonies in the South?? What a concept.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrea H
Sent: 5/15/2004 8:04:51 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] Peonies for the South

>  I read in the book Passalong Plants by Steve Bender and Felder Rushing
today
> that there are 3 peonies that will survive in the deep south.
> 
> Festiva maxima, Big Ben, and a pink on that I can't remember the name of.
> Apparently, we have to plant the early flowering ones as the rest will not
> make it.
> 
> Has anyone tried this down here?  We are supposed to plant them in October
so
> I'm going to see if I can buy some to plant in the fall. I've GOT to try
this.
> 
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
> 
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