Friday, March 18, 2016

2016 Peony Experiment - 2 Year Old Root Grows


Peony 'Silver Dawn Mix' Sprouted

It's alive! Peony 'Silver Dawn Mix' has sprouted!!! Yay! It's not a very large sprout, but it is still alive. Since this peony did at least come up, I think I'll be able to nurture it to maturity. It might take a while to get a bloom on it, but I'm sure that it will get one eventually. This peony seems like a survivor! Even though I left this peony in a box for 2 years before planting it, which turned it into a 2015 Peony Experiment - Planting 2 Year Old Root, and it still came up, I would not recommend doing the same thing. I'm sure this peony degraded over time and lost quite a bit of energy and moisture, which would have helped it send up a much larger sprout and get a much better start in my garden. Also it lost two years of growing time and potential increase. So you'd be much better off planting your peonies right away. However, if you do happen to find one that's been sitting around for a while, it's worth a shot to plant it out and see it if grows! I'll be very curious to see what color blooms this peony has on it when it finally does bloom. Since this peony is from the 'Silver Dawn Mix', it could be a range of pale yellow to peach to pink colors. I guess only time will tell...

Peony 'Silver Dawn Mix'

2 comments:

  1. Hey there! How did this guy turn out?! Im a little obsessed and cant find roots for it anywhere.

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    1. Hi JH Williams, this Peony 'Silver Dawn Mix' is still growing, but small and has not yet flowered for me. Every year, I keep thinking, "next year it will get bigger and flower", but it hasn't yet. I originally purchased this root from Song Sparrow, which is now closed. :( If it ever does flower, I will post an update to this "experiment"!

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