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root division

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noun

  1. the act or process of reproducing plants by a division of roots or crowns.


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It is propagated by root division after the foliage has died off.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood

Grow in sandy peat and multiply by root division.

From Gardening for the Million by Alfred Pink

Any kind of sweet garden soil seems to do for it, and its propagation is carried out by careful root division.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood

It may be readily propagated by root division.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood

I have not as yet tried to propagate it, but so far as I can judge there will be no difficulty in forming young stock by root division.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood

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