Hello, I love to garden and a little over a year ago I moved in with my fiance and took over his garden. He has lived in his house about 7 years, it was pre-landscaped by the subdivision. All he has ever done outside is cut the grass and hack back all the plants in the fall (& by that I mean everything, lilacs and other thing that wouldnt bloom because he cut them all in the fall, and significantly). SO I have been trying to identify the plants and improve the garden. I noticed these which were obviously not weeds but I couldn't place what they were, I watched them a little through the summer but not closely as there were a lot of plants to try to manage and identify. I don't remember what the leaves looked like but I do remember it never bloomed.
This spring they are coming up and I am thinking they look like peonies.
I was looking for some feedback to confirm if these are or not? I know the picture isnt the best quality.
And then also, if it is a peony, I know you are supposed to transplant them in fall but do you think it would be suitable to move it now (zone 5)? I would love a few flowers this year, even if its not many seeing as they arent blooming at all where they are planted. They are in partial shade, there is a redbud tree next to it and 3 honeysuckle bushes. The soil is also pretty rocky and sandy. I'm guessing when the landscaping was put in the other plants were not that big (unless it was my fiance's aggressive pruning).
Any feed back or ideas on this plant would be appreciated!!!
