My peonies and bleeding hearts are not coming up?????

I planted them both in early April (appox 6 weeks ago) from a bulb and neither of them are coming up. I planted them both with a compost mix with bonemeal about 1- 2 inches under the top soil.





Any input on what is happening?





Thanks in advance

My peonies and bleeding hearts are not coming up?????
Bleeding heart is not a bulb, it's a fibrous rooted plant. Just leave them alone, perhaps the soil was cold when you planted them. There is still loads of time for the to show through.
Reply:Peonies need to be planted fairly shallow. The "eyes" should be just barely covered. If you think you may have planted them too deeply, you can gently remove some of the soil over them until you can see if there is any growth.
Reply:Bleeding hearts comes from seeds...I'm not sure what bulb you are referring to. If you planted seeds, BH seeds need to be kept in the fridge for around 6 weeks before starting them. They very well may come up next Spring though so don't give up hope.
Reply:Are you watering?? I know I know. Lame question to ask....but by now you should have something popping up. Perhaps you have underground varmits eating them!!