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Can ROS be split in half?

16 years ago

I have a Blushing Bride ROS that has 2 equal "trunks" coming out of the ground - each is between 1/2 to 3/4 inch diameter. The plant is 2 1/2 feet high. I'd like to split the plant in half with 1 trunk & half the roots for each plant. Is this doable? I only spent $5 on it a year ago so it wouldn't be a big loss if it died.

Comments (4)

beachbarbie
16 years ago
I managed to do this with my tropical hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis). It was about the same size as your ROS.
I removed all the dirt from around the roots so I could make sure each half got a decent amount of roots. Worked just fine!
Barb
suel41452
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanx for the info, Barb! I believe I'll give it a try. I'd like to get two standards going.
paulallen
16 years ago
Suggestion, try it late in the Fall or early in the Spring. Good luck.
suel41452
Original Author
16 years ago
Paul - thanx for the tip. I believe I'll wait till spring.

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