Transplanting peonies?

[Fernsdaddy]

How deep did you plant them ? if you plant them to deep they won't bloom well, The should be planted like iris with some of the top of the roots showing.Each steam is coming from one eye, looks like you have 6 or 7 eyes if not more. You got your self a nice set of peonies.

 

[Beth_B]

How deep did you plant them ? if you plant them to deep they won't bloom well, The should be planted like iris with some of the top of the roots showing.Each steam is coming from one eye, looks like you have 6 or 7 eyes if not more. You got your self a nice set of peonies.

Whoops. I didn't plant them like iris. I covered all the roots well. Do you think I should scrape back some of the soil and mulch?

 

[Fernsdaddy]

I would remove a little of the soil and much just so some of the top of the roots show.In 3 years by the looks of the plants you can separate them and have 4 plants or just let them get thicker.

 

[Beth_B]

Thanks @Fernsdaddy, I scraped the mulch and soil back so it's barely covering the roots. The plants still look like they are basically dying. I'll give them a few days and if no improvement, I'll cut them down to the ground. I know this is not a great time of year to transplant them and I am sure they'll come back next year!

 

[Fernsdaddy]

Thanks @Fernsdaddy, I scraped the mulch and soil back so it's barely covering the roots. The plants still look like they are basically dying. I'll give them a few days and if no improvement, I'll cut them down to the ground. I know this is not a great time of year to transplant them and I am sure they'll come back next year!

I transplanted about 15 peonies this spring, if its still cool they do OK, It won't hurt you peony to cut the back to about 2 inches above the ground.in fact it would give them time to send out new roots for next year.