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When trying to give my Peony a bit of support I accidentally broke off a 'branch' at the base.   Will this take as a cutting do you think?  I know that I can give it a go but wondered if anyone had any knowledge to impart.

Is it a leaf that's broken off?

The Duck found this https://www.gardenguides.com/78179-start...tings.html

No not a leaf a definite branch from soil level with a nascent bud amongst the foliage but no 'eyes'. I've put it in water and will bung it in the soil to see what happens - as you do

Plonk, Bung and Jab - all well known gardening terms to us "gardeners".

New peonies are quite easy from bits of root/tuber. I've found in the past when I've dug one up for any reason, if a root gets broken off, that it soon grows another plant, a bit like if you miss a potato. So if there is some root on it, it will likely be able to grow.

Unfortunately no root or bits of tuber, so I'm not too hopeful, but nothing ventured, etc.

How did your experiment go JJB?

I’m hi jacking your peony thread   . I thought keeping all questions about the same plant in the same place was a good idea. What do you think ? 

Anyway my peony question. My peony is in a large plant pot. Do you think I should move it to the tunnel for winter ? Or leave it out side? It’s on a table surrounded bye lots of other pots & is protected from one side by the polytunnel. 
Your thoughts please     .

Peonies need winter cold in order to flower next year and in the ground they withstand any amount of winter frost, even though they like to be only a couple of cm below the surface.  I'm not sure about in a pot up where you are though, SC. If you have room for it in the tunnel, I would bring it in, to be safe, if you have some really cold weather, i.e. if the soil in the pot is likely to freeze solid.

SC my Peony experiment failed miserably, not enough tuber I think. It went into water and rotted. Could be because I forgot about it
In your case I would err on the side of caution and over winter in the poly, but as you know I'm no expert.