Transplanting Flowers
 

I know now is not the time to be moving flowers, but it is move them or they will be crushed under a backhoe. Just two types, peonies (already finished blooming) and cone flowers (still in bloom).

What are the chances they will survive a mid-July transplant?

Thanks for info/advice.

~YS~

Transplanting Flowers
 

Transplanting Flowers
 

On Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 8:13:25 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
wrote:

I know now is not the time to be moving flowers, but it is move them or they will be crushed under a backhoe. Just two types, peonies (already finished blooming) and cone flowers (still in bloom).

What are the chances they will survive a mid-July transplant?


peonies:

remove most of the foliage other than one or
two of the youngest leaves and mulch it to hold
in moisture, but don't smother it so it rots.


cone flower:

deep tap rooted plant. better to just replant
new from seed in new location, but if you want to
try take the entire root down as deep as you can
go. this is gonna be a deep hole for some plants...
again, remove most of the foliage/top.

water them well when done moving.


songbird


Thanks songbird. Will tackle the peonies and just forgo digging up the cones.

~YS~

Transplanting Flowers
 

On 7/21/2016 7:07 AM, songbird wrote:
wrote:

I know now is not the time to be moving flowers, but it is move them or they will be crushed under a backhoe. Just two types, peonies (already finished blooming) and cone flowers (still in bloom).

What are the chances they will survive a mid-July transplant?


peonies:

remove most of the foliage other than one or
two of the youngest leaves and mulch it to hold
in moisture, but don't smother it so it rots.


And no more than an inch of soil over the stem buds or they won't bloom.