When and how is it done?

Divide - less for rejuvenation than for reproduction

While other perennials should be divided regularly, otherwise they will age quickly and become blooming, this form of rejuvenation is unnecessary with peonies. Peonies usually exist in their location for many decades, if this is appropriate.

A division of the rhizome is particularly useful if one or more of the following points are present:

• Location has proven unsuitable
• Plants are sick all the time
• Flowering becomes weaker from year to year
• Plant should increased will

The ideal time: autumn

Divide your peonies when they are in their dormant phase. Then they can cope best with this procedure. The resting phase begins around August / September. You should have done the split by October. You can recognize the onset of rest by the fact that the foliage of the Peony turns yellow.

Divide the plant correctly

First of all, the yellowed foliage should be removed. After that, carefully dig out the peony. You can use a

Digging fork or one spade. After digging, remove thick balls of earth by hand and wash the rhizome with water (e. B. using a garden hose). Then it is easier to see where exactly the branches and buds are.

Now the plant is divided:

• with a spade or sharp knife
• each section at least 3 buds
• a maximum of 7 buds per section
• at new location plant

On the new Location The correct planting depth now counts. Peonies are planted with their buds 2 to 3 cm (maximum 4 cm) deep. Otherwise they will be lazy to flower. Water the plant well and protect it with brushwood in the first winter!