Divide Your Autumn-Blooming Perennials This Spring
Brandon George
When it comes to dividing perennials, we are so often inclined to believe that all plants are best divided in the Fall. Indeed, that is a good rule of thumb, but if you are concerned about having your fall-blooming perennials bloom without disruption, you should know that Spring is actually the best time to divide these. Common ones include asters, chrysanthemums, monk’s hood, goldenrod, Japanese anemones, sneezeweed, joe-pye-weed, sedum, colchicum bulbs, toad lily, etc. You should be careful to divide them accordingly to their root type, with some having more delicate roots than others. With Summer weather being stressful to newly planted and divided plants, make sure your divisions get water on a regular basis until established, which generally will happen by the time they go dormant in the Autumn. Below are two resources to help you learn which perennials should be divided when and tips for how best to divide them.
