I have two peonies both have got buds one is begining flower the other is as tight as a clenched fist and does not look as though it will flower. The same thing happened last year one flowered the other did not. Is there anything I can do to make it flower.

thanks

I have two peonies both have got buds one is begining flower the other is as tight as a clenched fist and does not look as though it will flower. The same thing happened last year one flowered the other did not. Is there anything I can do to make it flower.

thanks

Are they close together, or in different parts of the garden?

Are they close together, or in different parts of the garden?

yeah, one might not be in the ideal spot, the other is. I suppose a bit of plant food might help, but possition/soil is more likely the problem.

yeah, one might not be in the ideal spot, the other is. I suppose a bit of plant food might help, but possition/soil is more likely the problem.

Nick, thats all you could come up with ? Your posts are usually dead funny, you surprised me with a serious answer, are you feeling OK :)

Nick, thats all you could come up with ? Your posts are usually dead funny, you surprised me with a serious answer, are you feeling OK :)

Peonie propegation is no laughing matter.

They are both in large containers(about 18 inches square) set in compost, only four feet apart and in the sun most of the day

Peonie propegation is no laughing matter.

:help: Someone call an Ambulance quick.........:)

Is there a possibility that they're different varieties or different ages of plant? My paeony is a pale pink one, and as well as being at least a foot taller than all the dark red ones I see about the place, it also flowers a month after every other paeony I've seen, and took 10 years to actually flower from when it was planted as a bare root. This included about 4 or 5 years of coming into buds but them failing to open, and had it not succeeded the year that it did, it would probably have found itself removed.

They are both in large containers(about 18 inches square) set in compost, only four feet apart and in the sun most of the day

The ones I have are in semi-shade (under some trees), I think having very dark leaves they don't realy need full sunlight though having said that tree peonies are happy in full sunlight.

I have two ponies both have got buds one is begining flower the other is as tight as a clenched fist and does not look as though it will flower. The same thing happened last year one flowered the other did not. Is there anything I can do to make it flower.

thanks
You can either use a good foliar feed (sprayed or sprinkled on the leaves) ie Miracle Grow or a tomato feed on the roots/ soil.

Tomato feeds have a high potassium/ potash (K in the N: P: K) and are good for all fruiting/ flowering plants :thumbsup:

Nick, thats all you could come up with ? Your posts are usually dead funny, you surprised me with a serious answer, are you feeling OK :)

It's contagious, now DonK has got too :shocked:

I have two peonies both have got buds one is begining flower the other is as tight as a clenched fist and does not look as though it will flower.
What a coincidence: I also have two peonies one of which has flowered and the other not (though it has one or two buds). Normally both plants flower at the same time. Perhaps there's a phantom peony nobbler about.

I have two peonies both have got buds one is begining flower the other is as tight as a clenched fist and does not look as though it will flower. The same thing happened last year one flowered the other did not. Is there anything I can do to make it flower.

thanks
Peonies, dont like to be planted to deep.Part of the root likes to be showing.

They are pretty robust plants, however. It is said that in cases where a garden has become neglected and completely overgrown the presence of peonies is sometimes the only sign that the garden was ever cultivated.

Peonie propegation is no laughing matter.

Poppins is right, I can't handle this serious Nick - so I have decided to imagine you dressed up as a Peonie

:hihi:

This thread reminds me of a case of horticultural vandalism in the village where I grew up, in that one day my Mum came in and said, "Would you believe it, somebody's chopped off Mr Page's peonies?".

I was a bit concerned about the poor chap for a few minutes.

I have peonies in the garden, mine are still at the bud stage no flowers yet, Although there are triple the amount of buds than last year. I hope that they look three time as as pretty this year too :)

I've checked with my gardening book and aparantly if the plants get too big they can actually stop flowering, if thats the case you need to split the plant into several smaller ones and re-plant, they like plenty of space.

Has anyone tried growing a tree peonie as opposed to the normal bush-like type ?

pattricia is right, they dont like to be planted too deep. Mine wouldnt flower until I dug them up and put them in a few inches higher with the 'crown' showing. Flowering this year, albeit only the one flower, but its a start.

I am wanting to dispose of my red peonie - it's in the way of the postman who continually walks on it! Would it survive if I dug it out now to put it on Freecycle? It's full of flowers every year but is now too big for my small garden.

If you're planning on moving a paeony you need to dig all of the roots out in a ball otherwise it's likely to take offence and pop its clogs.

Dig deeper than you think you need to all the way round so that when it's lifted it's not leaving too many roots behind, but once you've done that you should be able to either move it as a whole or split it into two or three so that the resulting plants are smaller.

If you do move it be warned - it 's likely no tto flower for a year or two afterwards. Mine flowers perfectly and has just completed it's cycle for this year.
Half of the "root ball" or tuber i think, is showing through the soil as ascribed too by Gardeners World.

When is the best time to dig it up please? I haven't space for it now and want to find it a home on Freecycle. I brought it with me from my previous two homes but never thought for one moment that it would survive. I had bigger gardens then!

According to all of the sources that I've read the only safe time to move them is after the foliage has died back in the autumn. At other times they more than likely die.