is there a website if a list of flowers/plants that you can divide or can someone tell me things that can be divided..i know lilies and peonies can be but beyond that i have no clue
Wow! There is quite a list of plants/flowers which may be divided. There are some that need to be divided to continue to bloom well, like daffodils. Then there are some which may be divided to move to other places or to share with a friend, like hostas. There are many sites that can help you with plant divisions but I am not certain that there is one that can tell you every plant.
Might be easier if you have a list of the plants you're interested in dividing, post them here and someone will probably know if you can divide them or not.
Dahlias, dahlias, dahlias! So many flowers in almost all colors, sizes and shapes. They form new dividable roots (tubers) every year; some better than others. Lots of good dahlia traders here at DG, too.
Flowerjen's link gives you a great idea of the many perennials that can be divided. Don't forget the plants that originate from fleshy roots too; daylilies, crocosmia, iris. So many plants, so little time :)
I actually have blooms on some dahlias I planted in a planter this year. In the past I've planted them in the ground, and I guess it wasn't well-drained enough for them to survive. I hope these last long enough for me to have to divide them!
Roxy: If you look on nursery web sites they normally will tell you how a plant is shipped. If it is shipped as a dormant bare root ie. daylilly, hosta, iris, etc. then it is a plant that is divided from thier parent plant in most cases. Also look at how the plant spreads ie. underground runners, tuders, bulb multiplication etc. It should be considered a division plant in most cases. Just about any plant that has a spreading growth habit such as ground cover is another divisible plant. This is just a rule of thumb I have learned to use not gospel. When you find a plant which strikes your intrest do research on its specific propagation methods.
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