Peonies not blooming

by koko
(newaygo mi 49337)

i planted peonies 17 years ago on the edge of my yard .to this day they are still about a foot high and have never bloomed ? i just dug them up .what and where should i plant them ??

Doug says 1) wow! you have a lot of patience. I would never have lasted that long. 2) you likely planted the peony plant too deeply.

So full sun, decent soils, and only put the eyes (the small red growing points on the top of the root) of the plant *just* below the soil surface. Planting too deeply is the number one reason peonies don't bloom.

Feed, water and compost and you should be OK in Michigan.