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Mieko2 said: Yes Mantis, I had a night where it got down to 16.5° F after the majority of my early peonies were up and had buds. I covered some, but I am not able to cover everything.
My Prairie Moon had buds and every one of them turned black. Same thing happened with Greenland, Vanilla Schnapps, and on and on. I'm really down hearted about it as the plants looked so promising!

We all have weather challenges, but they seem to be more extreme lately.

I do see that pattern of a good bloom season followed by sparse blooms the next year too. Who knows why that happens!

I look forward to seeing your photos.

Sorry about the buds that succumbed to the freeze. Your peony's named are very pretty in bloom. The peony season isn't over here hasn't yet begun really. I agree weather has been far more extreme the past 3-4 years. Most of my plants have adjusted well. Some of the others not so much. Sometimes I accept that a long time garden plant has been slowly declining from the extremes. But by taking cuttings or seed helps knowing in the future they will grow back.