I did grow peonies in San Jose and back home in N. Michigan. They just don't do well in the humid South. Yes One year I found a special and planted about 30 peonies of different kinds. They never flourished, although roses do fine if they have good drainage. It sometimes rains here every day in summer, and temps hover at 100 degrees F. I finally dug them up and my sister replanted them in N. Michigan. Last I heard they are doing fine to this day, although many were lost in the transition. Peonies are not for the sub-tropics.
