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When Peonies Won’t Pop Robert Gough, Montana State University Extension Horticulture Specialist 5/15/02 What’s native to China and Tibet, does well in our dry climate and heavy alkaline soils, but sometimes refuses to bloom? The peony. Peonies need lots of nutrients to bloom profusely. Plant the flowers away from the root zone of other plants and top-dress with compost in the fall. Be sure your plants are in full sunlight. Overcrowding is a common cause of small flower size. Transplant your peonies every few years in the fall, when their foliage has died down but before cold weather sets in. These plants will not bloom the following spring, but will be in their glory the third spring. Prepare new beds deeply with plenty of organic matter. Divide the old crowns so that each piece has four or five buds. Set the crown pieces so the buds are within an inch or so of the soil surface. Planting too deeply will encourage all shoots and no flowers. If your plant still isn’t blooming, excess nit
