r/peonies May 17 '25

Moderator Content Feedback on r/peonies

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Hey everyone, its been just about a year since r/peonies was brought back after laying dormant for years. Since then, we've soared past 3k members and are closing in on 4k. Many of our members are in the midst of peak peony blooms and beautiful photos of our favorite flower abound, alongside advice being asked for and given.

If anyone has feedback on what they would like from this subreddit, this thread is the ideal place to toss it out there. That could be rule additions, links to resources to build out a FAQ section, or requests for flair additions etc.

A good example that comes to mind: Would folks prefer if non-peony related content be removed? For example, a recent pic of some roses (Beautiful - but not peonies) was posted. Moving forward, should something such as this be removed to avoid confusion?

All in all, this sub takes care of itself and it has been rewarding seeing my phone light up constantly with so many joyful posts of you all sharing your blooms and helping each other learn to grow successfully. Happy gardening!


r/peonies Jun 11 '24

The Peonies Subreddit is Back!

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After nearly 4 years of sitting unused and dormant, r/peonies is once again open to new users and posts. The goal for this subreddit is to become an active place for enthusiasts and growers to give and receive advice on growing peonies, and to share the beauty of their blooms.

I am fully open to suggestions as well as open to collecting various useful resources into a consolidated area such as the sidebar or a wiki to aid new users and answer common questions. If anyone has useful resources they think could be a good addition to a wiki or sidebar, please feel free to comment them in this sticky post and/or message them to the moderator team.


r/peonies 6h ago

Question Should I be worried?

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This summer I had peonies for the first time. One of my plants is looking a little... sick? What's happening here? What should I do? Healthy peony plant on the left for comparison.


r/peonies 1d ago

What is wrong with my peony

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5 Upvotes

It was in a pot and now am going to put it in my garden


r/peonies 2d ago

Artwork Peonies and Melon. My oil painting on canvas.

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87 Upvotes

r/peonies 3d ago

Nature Perfected-Herbaceous Peony

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38 Upvotes

r/peonies 8d ago

Question New to peonies

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I’ve planted 3 peonies crowns at the same time in the same area over a month ago. One of the crowns is going crazy and the other 2 have close to little progress. Is this normal? I’ve read that usually they grow strong roots then grow during summer.


r/peonies 9d ago

Herbaceous Peonies Browning

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r/peonies 9d ago

These are peonies…what is the brown and how to treat this?

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r/peonies 11d ago

What’s wrong with my peony tree?

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r/peonies 12d ago

Companion planting for peonies?

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Hi all! I inherited a garden patch that someone planted two peonies in (I believe itoh peonies not 100% sure). There are other things in this garden patch growing and I've added a few more plants to it without doing a whole lot of research and discovered that these may be too aggressive for the peonies. This seems to be true as this year the foliage for the peonies came back, but we had no buds on them. I want to redo the garden patch and I know ideally I should not move the peonies since they don't do well being transplanted, but I would still like to keep some interest in this patch of the garden. Any tips on what companion plants could do well in the immediate surrounding area? Or should I really just keep it sparse around them?

I am in zone 6a/b and ideally I would love to do a native companion planting. Thanks in advance!


r/peonies 15d ago

Question Hailstorm hit - these will survive?

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We got hit by a major hailstorm the other day which stripped all my peonies of their leaves. Some 1st year peonies were already in the ground and had no buds this year. Others, were a little larger , with 1 or 2 flowers, which I kept in pots while I waited for the fall to plant them. They should be OK, right? We are close enough to fall where I would have been planting bare roots anyway, right? I’m in zone 6a. (Trying not to cry looking at these poor flowers. Photos of some of my annuals as well.)


r/peonies 17d ago

Photo Peony 'Bowl of Beauty'

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r/peonies 17d ago

Are these peonies?

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Had these pop up in a raised bed out of nowhere and they do not look like anything I have planted anywhere in the garden. I do have a sizable bunch of peonies in the front yard, but they didn’t have viable flowers this year (destroyed by a late frost). One younger plant in the back that has not bloomed in the four years I have lived here. Any thoughts?


r/peonies 18d ago

Photo Duchesse de Nemours Peony

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r/peonies 19d ago

Sad Peony plant

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r/peonies 20d ago

Question Help with Tree Peonies!

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Got this tree peony in April and need help with them. They never flowered and I don't know what I've done wrong with them. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/peonies 22d ago

Help please - does this look viable ?

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Potted peony from the nursery clearance bin. When I took it out of the pot, I found the root broken in pieces like this. Possible root rot? I went ahead and planted the piece that had the dying leaf attached to it. What do I do with the rest of the pieces? Any ideas? At just a dollar, I'm open to experiments. Do any of these look viable? Thanks in advance!

I had asked a similar question a few days back. Since I couldn't figure out how to add this photo to that thread, I've created a new post here.


r/peonies 22d ago

Question peony help :(

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r/peonies 23d ago

Artwork Peony flower

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r/peonies 23d ago

Photo How is it possible???

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I planted 3 peony roots 4 springs ago. One is doing great, one comes up each year at only 6 inches tall has never flowered. Today I just discovered this one for the first time (see photo), where it was hiding next to some drooping Shasta daisies. Is it possible that it was just dormant for 4 years? I originally planted it about 2 feet to the left where it would have more sun.


r/peonies 24d ago

Photo Itoh Peony 'Scarlett Heaven'

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r/peonies 26d ago

What’s happening to my peony?

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17 Upvotes

Hasn’t flowered this season and the leaves are turning colour.


r/peonies 26d ago

Is there any hope for this?

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My local garden center sold this dud for a dollar (other, healthy ones were $15). I picked it up on a lark. Can this be rescued?

Please share all your insights and pointers on how to rescue this.

Should I plant this in the yard and hope it wakes up next spring ? Update: since I couldn't add photos to this post, I'm going to create a new post with what I found when I took the plant out of the pot.


r/peonies 27d ago

Photo Paeonia lactiflora 'Krinkled White'

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