it was 104 this time last year.

a DELIGHTFUL part of spring!

after taking walks around her neighborhood and asking what those pretty flowers were. Honestly, this TX lady did not have a clue. Looks like some people (probably in N. Texas ) have them growing there. Excited to have one I bought on line growing in a pot. Help, please. On line does not seem to have a clue. I so love DU.

They won’t flower if they are too far below the surface. But I don’t know if they can thrive in your climate at all. I’m in New England, where they are happy.

I couldn’t make them grow. A flower farm in Blanco tried and then found it easier to grow them in Michigan and bring them to Texas. The issue, as I understand it, is getting enough cold weather for them. I no longer remember the ratio of chill hours (40 degrees) to freezing hours (below 32) they need, but Texas doesn’t reliably provide it. I’ve put tulips in the freezer to imitate freezing conditions, but probably you can’t do that with a peony bush.

I know it can get very cold there for a while. We (at least me) love a challenge and my plant is good (for now) so what is my next step. All of the Tx gardening sites have no good info on them.

Many Houston gardeners put bulbs in their frig so they could be planted and bloom in the spring. I have not lived there for a quite a while but there was a club that made money selling bulbs with that goal in mind.

Also mentions trying "Tree Peonies'' in your region ...