I was told it couldn't be done...yet here it is!

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Good bloom! I'd be proud too. What do you do with the plant in the summer?

so pretty:heart::heart::heart:

Good bloom! I'd be proud too. What do you do with the plant in the summer?

I just leave it there...should I be doing something with it????:confused:

Beautiful! I can't even get one to bloom in ohio! LOL

Lovely flower...lovely plant!

What a gorgeous Peony!

Oh no reason, i guessed they might not like the heat.

i actually don't know much about these other than i tried to grow one once and it didn't work out too well. :confused:

Beautiful! Is that a dwarf variety? I thought they get much larger.

Very nice Theresa! Congrats. I have one that looks like that. I imagine that it is a young plant and will get much bigger in time.

Yes it is a young plant I grew from a tiny bulb I bought at HD. I have another one also but it has not bloomed yet. I actually bought them last season and they grew but did not bloom. Then they appeared to die, but when I uncovered them I saw live buds just under the soil so I left them alone. I left them out to freeze in the winter, and now I am rewarded! Maybe next season the other plant will also bloom.

That's a beauty Teresa! I've found them easy in my climate, which is not so hot as yours, but the summers are truly subtropical. Thanks for the shot!

I think you have very green fingers:D Very nice flower.

Thanks y'all! Well it does get very hot in Chicago in the Summers also. And peonies grow like weeds in people's yards in Chicago! I think perhaps it is the cold cold rest that is really important.

WOW!!!!! That is so cool!!! I wanna grow some!!!!

Peonies are one of my favorite non-orchid plants, Very nice Theresa!!!:woohoo:

Ramon:D

They grow like weeds in my northern zone....mind you, they don't bloom until July! Very impressive to bloom one in Texas....I'd stick it in the freezer for the winter.

Thanks y'all! Well it does get very hot in Chicago in the Summers also. And peonies grow like weeds in people's yards in Chicago! I think perhaps it is the cold cold rest that is really important.

Definitely the summer heat is no sweat (HA HA), and yes, they do need a consistent winter, but not necessarily cold. If the average is below 50F for around three months, that is plenty. You did a very nice job carrying it through your mild winter and then flowering it so well. Growing now for its second season is very promising. Good job!

Awesome -- Very well done !!