Paeonia TOW - Part 1
Jane McGary (Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:15:26 PDT)

Jim McKenney wrote that his Paeonia lutea died after being moved.

I suspect that a mature seed-grown plant of this species would not take
kindly to being moved. Even the young seedlings, 10-12 inches tall, that I
move from under the big ones don't always survive the experience.

I have this species in several sites, including volunteers in perfectly
awful places such as the root zone of a big Douglas fir. It seems to flower
best in half shade, but even a plant in full shade up against the north
side of my house blooms and sets seed. It's definitely hardy to zero F or a
bit below.

Regarding herbaceous peonies that can grow from bits of root left in the
soil, the pretty variety 'Coral Charm' is well known for doing this. I have
a bunch of them popping up among the branches of a prostrate pine that I
planted after moving (I thought) the peony.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA