Starting in mid-July and through the fall is a time of the year when even the most inexperienced gardener can practice vegetative propagation of new plants from existing plants. For most gardeners, it is sheer joy to turn a thriving plant that you love into several new plants to thrive and love! Plant division can feel like magic.

The signs that a plant might benefit from division include:

• Crowding.

• Reduced flowering or smaller foliage.

• The center of the plant is not growing, a bald spot.

There are some general timing guidelines that are helpful:

• Divide after bloom is complete, at least four weeks before frost.

• Plants that bloom in spring, in general, should be divided in late summer to fall; this gives the root system time to establish before winter

• Fall blooming plant

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