My brother told me today that his peonies are coming up. We've had unseasonably warm bouts of weather and expect mine to show up anytime. Any body elses showing life? How will this effect them when REAL spring hits?
Peonies coming up in Kentucky
yes, my peonies are just peaking out of the ground.
I am a little worried they will freeze off when the ice and snow comes next month (it seems like it's been 60 degrees here all week)...
I am not experienced to know what will happen, but I imagine peonies are pretty hardy since they are so popular in the mid-west....
We'll just have to keep checking, I guess...
Not good! Time to sing a lullaby.
Mulch like crazy. This is not good. :) I've been concerned about mine because of our 70+ degree weather, but I put more finely shreaded pine bark on the eyes, and they are still hanging in there. Even down here, we don't want that above ground growth this early. Good luck!
OK, will do. Will get some mulch on them pronto. thanks for the advice! t.
Even if just the nubs are sticking up out of the ground?
I have some way past coming up!! Check this out
And this one
OH MY GOSH! Steve! I've never seen peonies that far in January. Thats either awesome or scarey, maybe both.
Another one
And yet another. Yes IsThisHeaven, they're even beating the daffodils and hyacinths. I have a bunch more which fortunately have not broken ground yet.
Look they're starting to open! Fern Leaf peony
Steve, how are your peonies doing now?
Diann
Hi Ticker
They're still doig fine thanks :-) They're at all ends of the spectrum in terms of how far along they are. Have some others ready bloom - I hope they hold off till after the weekend as it's supposed to get cold. See peony plant on left of picture
The eyes are just coming up on this one!
Well, I got my fingers crossed for you!! You always have such beautiful peonies and I'd hate to see them get goofed up by this crazy winter we're having. Keep us posted, ok? ;)
Diann
Mine are breaking dormancy and today we have a 1 inch snow..
Bluegrass, the snow won't hurt them. It's when they are naked and it gets really cold for a long period of time that does the damage. Or like when they are budded out (like Steve's) and we get a prolonged cold snap. Snow is really more like your friend because it insulates your plants. We haven't had any really good snow cover in Iowa since the first part of January...
Diann