RE: Hi

Not only that, she ruthlessly divides her fern leaf peony (both double and
single) - and I do mean ruthlessly. They sure go pretty quick I can tell you.
She divides in the fall, sticks them in a pot and buries it in the veggie
garden till spring. I have'nt had the nerve to do that yet!

> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:57:06 -0400
> To: perennials@hort.net
> From: aete@northnet.org
> Subject: RE: Hi
>
> Gasp, she =sells= her Jack Frost Brunnera?! <g> Thanks for your
> input on division. I feel a little braver about dividing mine after
> reading all this. However, I'm sure I will not divide it more than
> into halves. And thanks for the warning about the seedlings. I
> still get excited about every hosta seedling, even those that I don't
> want more of, so without your heads-up I would have been ecstatic
> about a Jack Frost Brunnera seedling. Now, if I happen to get any
> I'll merely be happy.
>
> Thanks Lil!
> Alyce Elliott
> Northern NY
>
> At 04:53 PM 10/26/2010, you wrote:
> >Hi Alyce
> >Because I love it so much too, I was a bit more careful than usual (also
it
> >cost me a lot when I first bought it!) - dug up the whole plant and
divided
> >the roots kinda carefully. That being said, I have a friend who routinely
> >splits hers every spring and puts the pieces in out plant sale - she is
much
> >more aggresive than I was. She literally divides it in half or sometimes
> >leaves herself only a third. Brave lady!
> >Lil
> >Georgetown Ontario.
> >Zone 5
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:05:52 -0400
> > > To: perennials@hort.net
> > > From: aete@northnet.org
> > > Subject: RE: Hi
> > >
> > > Hi Lil,
> > >
> > > Well, I've been dragging my feet about dividing my Jack Frost
> > > Brunnera; I love it and I only have one. Any tips? I won't bother
> > > it till spring but I planted it in June of 2005 so I'd like to make
> > > at least two plants from it. Besides I've never seen the roots and
> > > I'm curious. Do they need any special handling?
> > >
> > > Alyce Elliott
> > > Northern New York zone 4
> > >
> > > At 06:38 PM 10/25/2010, you wrote:
> > > >Yep, I got your message. Feel safer with my dug up anemones now...
Also
> >hoping
> > > >the Jack Frost Brunnera I split makes it till spring.
> > >
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