11-05-2017, 02:44 PM
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Re: Peony query
Originally Posted by Mups
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I agree with dongles and Meg too, Rachel. You moved it at the start of this drought, and it looks like it hasn't been watered enough to establish itself properly.
Just a thought here too, remember when your tortoise was off colour last year, well have a look at this incase he/she nibbles the bark.
Peony, an early spring blooming shrub, has beautiful, large, colorful flowers (e.g., pink, white, red, etc.). This plant contains the toxin, paeonol, which is concentrated in the bark. When ingested in large amounts, it can cause gastrointestinal distress (e.g., vomiting, diarrhea, etc.).
and trample on it 
But thanks for the warning.
11-05-2017, 02:47 PM
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Re: Peony query
Originally Posted by Aerolor
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Something similar happened to one of my peonies last year. It didn't recover that year and I assumed it was some sort of virus. I dug it up and put it into a pot with new compost for this year. It seems to be doing a lot better - no crinkled leaves and plenty of buds. Don't know what it could have been causing the problem - but it is fine now. I would like it in the garden soil again but don't know where it would be best sited. I've now got two in pots and two in the ground. So far, this year the potted ones are doing a lot better than the ones in the ground. 
I have no compost left but will see if I can get something and give it a mulch.
It's had a watering can of water today so far.
11-05-2017, 02:57 PM
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Re: Peony query
Originally Posted by EZ Rider
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It might even be frost damage Rachel. We had a very severe frost a few days ago and lots of the early leaf growth on several of my plants have curled a little. The new growth since is perfectly ok.
Can't see any bugs on it but the leaves are thin. Usually they are fatter.
11-05-2017, 04:30 PM
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Re: Peony query
Originally Posted by Rachel
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Maybe sink the pot in the ground ?I have no compost left but will see if I can get something and give it a mulch.
It's had a watering can of water today so far.
11-05-2017, 06:35 PM
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Re: Peony query
Originally Posted by Rachel
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Hmmmm ... don't think we've had any frost but that's a thought.Can't see any bugs on it but the leaves are thin. Usually they are fatter.
Still reckon it needs food and water.
It is using a lot of energy to build flowers and new leaf.
We'd go thin and start to curl up without food and water too.
11-05-2017, 06:37 PM
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Re: Peony query
Originally Posted by Rachel
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Maybe sink the pot in the ground ?I have no compost left but will see if I can get something and give it a mulch.
It's had a watering can of water today so far.
Not sure I'd do that, simply because how would you know if it became root bound?
Only time I might do that is with those compostable pots that gradually rot away naturally.
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