where are you .. and whats the most extreme cold you have had.. since it sprouted??? .. is it the whole plant .. or just that piece???

ken

I have a couple that look like that. I am blaming it on some hard freezes we had. Many, many blooms failed because of that too, I think. I even lost some established peonies, which I did not think was possible.

I live in the Pacific NW at about 1000ft, it didn't get any colder them about 30 degrees this winter and the whole plant looks like that. I also have another one that is planted about 3-4 ft away that looks fine. I planted them on the fall of 2016. It looked ok last year but didn't grow much.