Planting my first Peonie
Hi
I've been looking on Youtube for a video showing the best way to plant a Peony that is already in a pot but all I can find are planting when they are at the bulb/tuber stage (whatever they're called). I got mine from Lidl and the card doesn't say much apart from 'Paeonia Lactiflora'
Looked online and it does look similar to either the 'Jacorma' or 'sarah Bernhardt' but I suppose it doesn't matter what the exact type is for planting purposes.
I've got a peony support, know it needs a sunny spot in well drained soil but that's about it.
Do I need to add anything to the soil - does it prefer a particular soil? How deep do I plant it?
This is the size of mine:
If it was a Peony tree - how would I know by looking at it?
As always, many thanks to those who reply (dunno what I would do without this group and the kind people who always reply) 
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Plant it as close to the surface as possible, with the rootstock within an inch of the surface, otherwise it will not flower - I would see how deeply yours is in the pot, as I would expect it to have flower buds by now.
Normally l would say plant it at the same depth as it was in the pot, but it may (and l stress "may") be planted too deeply in that
If you can, very carefully scrap the compost away from the centre and see if you can see the crown of the plant. That only needs to be 3 to 5 cms below the surface.
It is a healthy looking plant, even though it won't flower this year and you may only get 2 or 3 blooms next year while it establishes, it's worth the wait in my opinion
As said, burying them too deep can delay flowering, and often prevent it, but if yours is a fairly immature plant, it might be next year before it flowers well. It does look fairly young. Some flower later than others, and your location will also be a factor. Buds are only just appearing on mine for example, and that's a very mature plant now.
Leaf mould is good - organic matter is just as it sounds. Compost, rotted manure, leaf mould etc. It all benefits the soil structure.
I'm not sure I've got any good pix of it. The white flowers are quite hard to photograph well, but I'll have a look .