We have some peonies that my Mother planted around 50-60 years ago. They are next to the east side of the house and there is a row of elm trees the other side of the drive about 20-30 feet away. These trees were mature when the peonies were planted. They have always been in the same spot and have never been divided. They were always beautiful with abundant blooms the first 40-50 years or so, some white with a little dark pink in the center and some a lovely dark rose color. The last 10 years they have not bloomed. The folige seems fine. We would like to move them and share them among the family members, if we knew how to get them to bloom again. (Even Mom’s flowers loose their appeal with no blooms.) If we dig and divide them this fall, will they be revitalized as new plants? I read that peonies live “50 years or more”. My question is: Then what? Are these plants used up and too old to grow? What can we do to have blooms again? Thanks for any help you can give us.
