Hi all, I have a woodland peony that I planted last year. It came up this year with two strong stems with a flower bud on each stem. Should I cover this baby up when the temps dip below freezing tonight? I am assuming since this is a woodland plant that they should be pretty hardy but I don't want to lose the blooms or the plant. What do you think?
I would say it would be better to be safe than sorry.
After my plants had already started leafing out this spring we had some 20 degree nights and all the new growth got fried! Some of the plants kicked the bucket at that point.
It depends on what the ambient temperature is prior to that. My olants were enjoying 45 to 50 degree weather and got zapped with 20.
I still say better safe than sorry.