Name: SoCal Orange County (Zone 10a) Lazy Gardener or Melonator
I place all of herbaceous peonies in the shade, when they open they will last longer. But you can check on a poster "SoilsandUp", she used to post here but not anymore, she lives in Sacramento, which is much hotter than OC, but probably colder in the winter, she has grown successfully 17 herbaceous type of peonies. She said she put her peonies under shade of some sort. I have some of her posts save for that reason.
