Root vegetable found?

Silvertabby

Dustyevsky said:

Silvertabby said:

Dustyevsky said:

kimwp said:

Looks like peony leaves to me, but the roots are different from the one in my garden that I dug up- that was an almost solid mass.

There are different kinds of peony; the herbaceous sort that vanish to tubers in winter, and the shrubby, evergreen kinds, which can form large bushes. These are the former, and they may, or may not, be worth keeping. Growing them is the only way to find out.

If this had been the shrubby 'tree peony,' it would have needed much more effort to remove. I dug one of ours up in 2023, and saw no evidence of it last year. This spring, clearing that part of the garden, there is one shoot of it coming through.  Not for long....!

You wouldn't be saying that if you knew how much I've just paid for two tree peony plants.....

I don't understand. How much someone paid won't affect my appreciation, or lack of it. After all, Tracey Emin's bed sold for £2.5m, but I didn't want it! 

Ha ha - I suppose any plant can be a weed if it isn't wanted.  I love peonies, but hate gladioli and hydrangeas!