Can you divide Heuchera?

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Aug 18, 2007 10:45 pm

And how would you do this? Is there a site that shows how to do this?[/quote]

anitamo · Post by **anitamo** » Aug 19, 2007 2:35 am

Yes, they can be divided, and should be every 3 or 4 years. Lift with a garden fork instead of a shovel...it protects the roots better. Pull apart by hand into a couple of divisions and replant. Throw away any woody clumps, usually from the center. If you google "dividing heuchera," you will find a lot of sites that will give more info.

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Aug 21, 2007 9:58 am

Thanks a ton!

I'll do that google search!

maidofshade · Post by **maidofshade** » Aug 21, 2007 6:53 pm

I just took 30 cuttings of my heucheras. I used a scalpel knife and cut out one of the little plants that seem to grow up the stems. then I dipped them in rooting hormone and potted them up in 1/2 sand 1/2 potting mix. I would have done this earlier in the year except that the weather was so blasted hot. I did this Monday and we are supposed to have rain and clouds till Sat so figured it was a good time to try to make more! I just hope they root up before frost so I don't have to have them in the "greenhouse" all winter. But they are so colorful, I guess I wouldn't really mind too much. I have done a few this in the spring and they seemed to root quickly. I just test by tugging at them after a couple weeks to see if they are rooting down. Also they start making new little leaves in the center. Then I put them out and hope for the best.
I googled and found this to be one of the methods. Also said late summer is a good time to divide.
Crossing my fingers as the cuttings look pretty!

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Aug 22, 2007 6:26 pm

Thanks, I think being it's my 'first' time dividing these, I'll do it in the spring when I don't have to worry about snow next week or something! hm...well, less worrying anyway. Never know in this state!

But thanks!

thy · Post by **thy** » Sep 11, 2007 7:06 pm

Old tailes here say you have to take cuttings every year and trow away the old part... did that with the first one... but I am lazy and love to find other ways.. so here is what I do now.
If I want more, I just take 2" or so of the mother plant everywhere it is disharmonic.. pell off a few leafs and plant them in potting soil.

If a mother plant will be ugly one day I might dig it up and split it, but for now, they do not know it is possible and seems to like the lazy way