Too late to plant peonies in Zone 5 IL?

14 years ago

Saw a bunch of quart sized peonies on clearance for $2.50. Peonies around here are always VERY expensive. Are they worth buying, or is it too late to plant?

Or... is a quart too small to plant, considering how slowly peonies grow?

Thanks!

Comments (2)

maifleur01
14 years ago
At $2.50 what do you have to lose? Although the recomendation is to plant in fall you can put peonies in the ground all year. Of course being fall right now you should have no problem and the small plants should catch up with the larger ones in a couple of years.
treebarb Z5 Denver
14 years ago
I agree. Go for it! You don't have much to loose and plenty to gain.
Barb
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Too late to plant peonies in Zone 5 IL?

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