Does anyone know if peony cuttings will root?

17 years ago

Hi,

I have a peony plant in our front bed -- something (or someone) must have walked on it, because I found 3-4 stems snapped off and lying on the ground about 2 weeks ago.

The plant had just started to grow -- and I wasn't sure if the stems would root so I put them in a cup of water to see what would happen. Two weeks later, all of the stems still look strong and healthy and the end of each "root" is starting to get a little fuzzy.

Does anyone know if peony cuttings will root like this? Or, will they just eventually just die off? Very curious -would appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks in advance.

Suzanne

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goodhors

17 years ago

I would say no, the pieces in water will die, not develop roots. I only know of herbaceous Peonies, the tuberous roots, to grow from divisions of the roots.

Tree Peonies I think are all cuttings that are grafted or rooted. They are woody stemmed all year though, not just a root in winter. Stems do not die back on these Tree Peonies during winter.

Comments (12)

maifleur01
17 years ago
People do grow tps from cuttings. There are references to it in most books dealing with propagation of tree peonies mention it. On page 28 of the Chinese Tree Peony by the Peony Association of China it mentions cuttings but the cuttings are done in September. There is some studies on grafting of spring wood but I do not know of anyone that has successfully grown any from cuttings.
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hooovver
5 years ago
The 'common knowledge' is that *herbaceous* peonies will *not* propagate from stem cuttings, root cuttings are required. That being said, a few years back I tried to root an herbaceous cutting and with application of rooting hormone, some roots did form on the cutting. That one didn't survive but I'm going to try it again.
lizbest1
5 years ago
Southern Peony Blog has a post about an experiment she did with rooting Itoh cuttings, seem to remember some of them took, post is a few years old. www.southernpeony.com
maifleur01
5 years ago
Some of the corals will from roots from tiny rootlets left in the ground when moving them if the conditions are correct.
HU-482421946
3 years ago
I will let you know, I’m putting some cuttings in water now to see if they will root . Wish me luck!😜
Red Sonia
3 years ago
I bought a lovely peony bouquet from the supermarkeet and am just wondering the same thing every time I look at it. Good luck for us both as I'm going to try too :-)
lordoyen
3 years ago
@Suzanne same thing happened to me! Went outside this evening to see one of my peony stems 1/2 broken. Have it in some water till tomorrow as I’m going to see if (hoping) rooting powder will make it catch roots!! I am so upset as it was set to flower as you can see it forming..
Red Sonia
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Just an update on my experience - I tried to root 5 peony cuttings in water with no success. The stems just went black and mushy in the end :-(((. Hope you have better luck @lordoyen
Alyssa Clermont
3 years ago
I’ve had a cutting from a Keiko peony in soil in a pot for about four months. I found it after a storm at work from our landscaping. Im scared to look but it isn’t dead, it’s sturdy and strong and even changed to a nice fall color.
maifleur03
3 years ago
Keiko is a tree peony and they can form roots from anywhere on a stem.
lordoyen
2 years ago
How can I catch roots from a peony cutting?