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Peonies & Snow #57215 March 22nd, 2006 at 11:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia T tkhooper OP Official Blabber Mouth
OP tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth T Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia	The peonies were comming up very well, and then it snowed. Now they are all bent over and wilted looking. Are they dead? If so someone please hand me a hanky, I'm going to need it.

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Re: Peonies & Snow #57216 March 22nd, 2006 at 11:56 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 MI M murphyette Member
murphyette Member M Joined: Jun 2004 MI	I bet they will be fine, maybe just won't bloom as spectacular as they would have w/o the snow trauma.

Re: Peonies & Snow #57217 March 23rd, 2006 at 12:10 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia T tkhooper OP Official Blabber Mouth
OP tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth T Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia	Thanks Jody, I love peonies and these are the first ever that I have grown. It's only their second year in the ground so I'm not getting blooms yet but I was so afraid that it might kill them. I'm so glad to hear that they will recover. Thank you again.

Re: Peonies & Snow #57218 March 23rd, 2006 at 01:50 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 norman, ok peppereater Member
peppereater Member Joined: Apr 2005 norman, ok	tk...once they recover, you may need to support them...the blooms are so heavy on some that they fall over.

Re: Peonies & Snow #57219 March 23rd, 2006 at 11:04 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia T tkhooper OP Official Blabber Mouth
OP tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth T Joined: Mar 2005 triangle, virginia	I will definitely put up a little cage for them when they get old enough to bloom. Maybe if I'm lucky that will be next year 2007. Thank you for the information and support. I think these flowers are well worth waiting for.

Re: Peonies & Snow #57220 March 24th, 2006 at 12:17 PM
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weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Tammy, Peonies are hardy up to growing zone 2.. so, they should be ok...

Re: Peonies & Snow #57221 March 24th, 2006 at 01:03 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Arkansas comfrey Member
comfrey Member Joined: Jul 2005 Arkansas	The peonies will not die because of the snow, But as mentioned they may not bloom as nice as they could have. Mine bloomed good the second year, mine are just starting to come up.

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