Can anybody help me with the care of my Tree Peony. I bought it at the
latter part of last season when it was just a six inch woody twig in a pot.

I re-planted it in a larger pot and this year I have had new growth, a
single stem growing from my twig that has had one bloom. The petals from
this flower fell off last month and left what I describe as a crown of seed
pods. So what do I do next, are these seed pods? do I need to cut the plant
back? what is the next step?