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AlexUnder said:Oh, you are in UK... My apologies, I thought you were in US zone 9, which is certainly nothing like UK zone 9. Do not overwater and I think you planted it too close to the shed/wall. Peonies need space to grow and at least 3 ft in each direction from center makes sense. It could grow huge, so let us know if you know the variety you got. The deeper you plant tree peony - the better. I planted mine up to the first leaves, but it is hard to evaluate based on pics only. How deep are the roots? Generally tree peonies are grafted on herbaceous peonies roots, so planting it deeper makes sure that herbaceous plant is not going to develop together with tree peony.

Still cover it against sun with a chair or something like that for a 10 days and see how it goes. It may be just a transplant shock.

If you are are in UK just ignore my advice to replant it to the north-facing wall.

Thanks for the advice I'll make a makeshift cover up . The tree is a paeonia 'suffruticosa' .... I see what you mean about the space , I need to remove some ugly shrubs from my garden and I'll move the tree in their place. I haven't had the time this year yet as I've just moved house and quickly threw a few plants in to brighten garden up.

I hadva good look at base of plant and noticed a few buds above the ground so I've raised the level of soil to above the top bud with some compost then watered lightly . Hopefully I can get this plant thriving . After a bit research i havent done the plant any favours by fertilizing and over watering aswell 😞. Anyway, hopefully I'll get this plant back to health and I'll update post so you can see the outcome . 👍