Q: When will my newly planted peony flower? A: Any where from the first spring after planting to up to 3 years after planting. How soon a newly planted peony division will produce flowers depends on at least 3 factors - division size, growing conditions and genetic propensity. Good quality large root divisions, planted in the autumn will often send up a flower or two the first year. Smaller divisions can take longer to produce the first flower. Some peony growers advocate that a smaller division, though it will take longer to reach flowering size, will in the long run produce a better plant. Growing conditions will always have an effect on flower performance. A peony planted in the right location at the right time will do better than one planted under less than optimum circumstances. Some peonies however just grow slowly and they will take longer to establish no matter how good we are to them.

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