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pruning painted peonies

flowerlover_2009
14 years ago

This is my first year of planting peonies ( herbaceous ), after envying a lot of other folks yards. I planted in the spring & they flourished for a couple of months...until my husband decided that the front porch ( which is the back side of the flower bed) needed painting. He spray painted the porch, along with my peonies and roses. The peonies have ceased to grow, as I'm sure the paint cut off any oxygen to the leaves and stems. I know that when you lop a tree branch, you paint it so it won't grow back ~ what do I do about this? I've got 10 plants, all were affected. Should I cut them down to the ground now so they won't totally die, wait til fall, or are they doomed? Any help will br greatly appreciated. Thanks

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