I was going through some materials from the 1920s to 1940s and one of the rule of thumbs listed was never to plant a peony into a spot where you had lifted another peony plant.
The document didn't explain why.
After some thought, I *think* that the reasoning is that you will have a fine mess if you didn't get all of the original plant recovered - two peonies growing in one spot. The other thought I had is that perhaps that location will be somewhat depleted of necessary nutrients and the new plant will be off to a very poor start as a result.
Any other ideas? I am hoping to allow the spot where a plant was moved / divided to lay fallow for a year.
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