I've had more mildew this year than most but it's been a fairly stressing year, bad hail storms, very hot, dry summer then lots of rain/hail end of summer. All of the herbaceous seem to be affected, no issues with trees or Itohs.
Both my 'Roselette' and 'White Innocence' are new, planted last fall, did not develop any mildew this season like all other peonies. I don't mildew on peonies at all, only on delphiniums and globe flowers here.
I walked my gardens this morning specifically looking for mildewed peonies. 'Roselette' and 'White Innocence' seem to be the only ones out of 160 peonies. However, most of my peonies are starting to turn brown or blackish. It's actually time to trim them to the ground.
Note, I usually have several peonies that mildew. However, I have not kept a record of the ones that did.
Frank,
It is very common on many of my herbaceous. Now is a good time to start cutting back foliage and removing it far away from your garden.
I have never seen problems arise the following year for any that experienced mildew.