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Author Message   Jazzmo  Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 09:23 am EST :    Hi all. I moved here 5 yrs ago and there was a peony here. It has never bloomed and I don't know why? Should I get rid of it and get another? Help please. Jazzmo - Ontario, Zone "6a"   Gardenfiend  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 09:37 am EST :    It may have been planted too deeply, or it may just not like the spot it is in. I recommend you dig it out, carefully, this autumn and replant it in a nice, sunny spot, making sure the buds of new growth are no more than a couple of cm below the soil. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Jazzmo  Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 09:45 am EST :    Thanks again for your help Mara. The peony is already in a sunny spot but I will try replanting it not so deeply. Hope this works. Jazzmo - Ontario, Zone "6a"   Jim49631  My Weather Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 10:55 am EST :    My Peonys are planted in part shade and they do great. I get lots of blooms every year. They get afternoon sun. Jim Jim49631 - Michigan, Zone "5"   Gardenfiend  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 11:34 am EST :    Yes, peonies don't seem to need sun all day. I don't know why it is, but transplanting peonies seems to encourage shy ones to start flowering - even if they weren't planted too deeply to begin with. It has worked for me a few times and others have had the same experience. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Galanthophile  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 - 11:37 am EST :    Mara is right - they can stand shade - but the depth of planting is the key thing. Give it a go and good luck - it will be worth it! Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"   Jazzmo  Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 08:50 am EST :    Thanks everyone for your advice.I was also wondering if it is too crowded where it is. Is that possible? It is in my garden bed with a lot of other plants. Jazzmo - Ontario, Zone "6a"   Periwinkle  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 11:07 am EST :    Have you ever heard--to wash all the soil off the roots--to make it bloom? Someone told me that, I did it with one bush and it worked. Coincidence or not? Denise--Northern Wisconsin, Z3b   Jazzmo  Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 - 10:58 am EST :    Hi Denise,no I've never heard that one but it's certainly worth a try. Thanks for the tip.I enjoyed looking through your photo gallery, everything so beautiful. I really liked what you did with all those big stones to make a natural looking border. Thanks again. Jazzmo - Ontario, Zone "6a"

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