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Dividing penstemon

10 years ago

I just bought a penstemon, huskers red. It is a very full container. It looks like several plants, but very entwined. Any suggestions about how to divide? Knife? Tease apart (don't think possible). I am anxious to redo a section of my garden but will wait if this is a bad time.
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yiorges-z5il
10 years ago
will want to delay division till fall when plant dormant.
david52 Zone 6
10 years ago
I **sometimes** find that if I wash the dirt off the roots of intwined plants, and while everything is still wet, it is easier to tease the plants apart.

You end up with bare-root plants, but that isn't often a problem.
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