Oberon46 said:Anya, Scarlett O'Hara blooms like crazy here out in the ABG bed. Surrounded by all sorts of other plants, some even taller, but by the time the others get their height SO is through blooming. Still gets plenty of sun though to build its roots.

I'm very happy to read this. It's the exact same situation I have. They are completely exposed until the fall when the other plants grow tall enough to block out some (but not all) sun.

I think you're very brave to be dividing roots! I'm not there yet. Thank goodness, neither are my peonies!

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Mieko2 said: I have some peonies that are in fairly deep shade. They throw a bloom or two every year and look nice, so I wouldn't worry about yours unless it is a very expensive peony.

OK. This caught my attention. Unless they were tree peonies, I would be very interested to know how they happened to bloom when I can't get mine to bloom in a couple of hours of direct sun with the rest dappled shade.

janyss471 said: OK. This caught my attention. Unless they were tree peonies, I would be very interested to know how they happened to bloom when I can't get mine to bloom in a couple of hours or direct sun with the rest dappled shade.

@janyss471, they need full sun for at least 6 hours each day. Mine get that until late summer/fall when they, as I wrote, are surrounded by other tall-growing plants which shade them. Then they get dappled sun, but the weather is intense...hot and humid with lots of rain until it starts snowing in the winter.

They bloom beautifully, but they have at least 6 hours of full sun daily.

joannakat said: @janyss471, they need full sun for at least 6 hours each day. Mine get that until late summer/fall when they, as I wrote, are surrounded by other tall-growing plants which shade them. Then they get dappled sun, but the weather is intense...hot and humid with lots of rain until it starts snowing in the winter.They bloom beautifully, but they have at least 6 hours of full sun daily.

It certainly looks like you've had success with them. Congratulations. However, my puzzlement was more directed to the fact that the member below had some in "fairly deep shade" and, somehow, got them to bloom. Am wondering what magic was worked for that to happen.

Mieko2 said: I have some peonies that are in fairly deep shade. They throw a bloom or two every year and look nice, so I wouldn't worry about yours unless it is a very expensive peony.

janyss471 said: It certainly looks like you've had success with them. Congratulations. However, my puzzlement was more directed to the fact that the member below had some in "fairly deep shade" and, somehow, got them to bloom. Am wondering what magic was worked for that to happen.

Oh, thanks for the clarification, but a bloom or two? My goodness! Peonies are usually prolific bloomers. I would be very upset if I only got a bloom or two.

joannakat said: Oh, thanks for the clarification, but a bloom or two? My goodness! Peonies are usually prolific bloomers. I would be very upset if I only got a bloom or two.

To a person who has yearned to grow them for sixty years and never could, it's a banquet.

janyss471 said: To a person who has yearned to grow them for sixty years and never could, it's a banquet.

Well, I hope you can find a sunny area where you can grow more than one, and that they will flourish beautifully. Good luck!

joannakat said: Well, I hope you can find a sunny area where you can grow more than one, and that they will flourish beautifully. Good luck!

Thank you. I had resigned myself to growing them in pots and chasing the sun around the yard until I read this thread and another recently indicated they could grow - and even thrive - in shade.

The shade isn't that deep for this person until later in summer, after the blooms are done.

LizinElizabeth said: The shade isn't that deep for this person until later in summer, after the blooms are done.

For which member?

Sorry, went back and reread and realized I assumed the shade was after blooming. Looks like it really was just growing and blooming in deep shade.