Question about Peonies
 

My large Peony plant has now lost it's blooms.
What's left are a cluster of green basically tear dropped shaped pods.
I assume these are seed pods.

Can I utilize these to plant in other areas?
How?
When?

Thanks in advance for the help.

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Bill H. in Chicagoland

Question about Peonies
 

Derryl writes:

You can propagate Peonis from seed. It is faster to split the plant.

"FireBrick"

My large Peony plant has now lost it's blooms.
What's left are a cluster of green basically tear dropped shaped pods.
I assume these are seed pods.

Can I utilize these to plant in other areas?
How?
When?

Thanks in advance for the help.

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90% of all statistics are made up
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Bill H. in Chicagoland

Question about Peonies
 

Wait for the pods to dry, then split open, dry the seeds a bit more, and
plant in 6" pots so you can control the moisture. You want to plant the
seedlings in the early fall so they have time to settle in for the winter.

Keep in mind, though, that many of the plants may not look anything like the
parents. They'll probably still be pretty though. Breeders duplicate many
plants not by using seeds, but through vegetative propogation: They either
use stem cuttings, or dig up & split the root systems into smaller pieces.

"FireBrick" wrote in message
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My large Peony plant has now lost it's blooms.
What's left are a cluster of green basically tear dropped shaped pods.
I assume these are seed pods.

Can I utilize these to plant in other areas?
How?
When?

Thanks in advance for the help.

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90% of all statistics are made up
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Bill H. in Chicagoland