Re: woodyplants DIGEST V1 #87
I am somewhat surprised to hear of your lack of sucess with peonies. I grew up
in
the Arkansas, in the hot, humid Missisippi.delta region, on the
river - borderline zone 8. We had herbaceous peonies in bloom every year.
My mother sent me some of these a few years back just before the family
property
was sold. As an aside, those same plants have done very well in New
Hampshire too.
I seem to recall peonies in many other gardens as well when I was growing up.
Maybe you just need to locate the southren heirloom varieties.
Beth and Bob Matney wrote:
> I love peonies and planted several herbaceous 5 or 6 years ago... even
> brought some down from the old family place in northern Arkansas (USDA zone
> 6b). They have not done real well for me here in central Arkansas (USDA
> zone 7b) but I occasionally get bloom. What bloom I get doesn't last long
> because of the heat... or they mummy from the rain.
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