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Moving a peony with buds?

8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago

I never seem to get them moved in fall. There is always a torrential rain or early cold or something. I have a replacement now for a 3 year old peony that was the wrong color in a specific color scheme.

The more established peonies in that morning sun location – including the wrong one - are much further ahead than the replacement in the holding bed, though. It is one foot tall and I can see 3 buds. The replacement peony is only a few inches tall, so I am less worried about moving that one.

Any suggestion for moving this to ensure it lives and I don’t damage it? It’s a beautiful peony, just deep magenta vs. red.

Another question:

What light conditions can I get away with, and still have bloom? I don’t actually have full sun anywhere. I can give it:


- morning sun in a bed loaded with small stones (due to the mistake of using lava rocks as a mulch when I first moved in), afternoon house shade. In this position I would get to see it all the time, though.


- morning sun, open dappled afternoon shade in an area where I will seldom see the flower.


- Morning shade and afternoon sun, sometimes hot, in an area where I will occasionally see the
flower.


Thanks!

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