Perrennials to Divide Best in Spring or Fall

Divide these plants with a spade or pitchfork.

  • Bleeding Heart – Spring
  • Moss Pink (Phlox Subulata) – Fall
  • Primroses (Primula spp.) – Spring
  • Sweet Woodruff (Galium Odoratum) – Fall
  • Anemone (Anemone x Hybrida) – Spring

Divide these plants with a spade or pitchfork.

  • Asters (Aster spp.) – Spring
  • Poppies (Papaver spp.) – Fall
  • Siberian Iris (Iris Sibirica) – Fall
  • Foxtail Lillies (Eremurus spp.) – Fall

Slice apart woody crowns with a handsaw.

  • Peonies (Paeonia cvs.) – Fall

Cut up rhizomes and tubers with a knife.

  • Arum (Arum Italicum) – Fall
  • Caladiums (Caladium spp.) – Spring
  • Calla Lily (Zantedeschia Aethiopica) – Spring
  • Cannas (Canna spp.) – Spring
  • Dahlias (Dahlia cvs.) – Spring
  • Elephant Ears (Alocasia spp.) – Spring
  • Irises (Iris spp.) – Fall
  • Rhubarb (Rheum Palmatum) – Spring
  • Wild Ginger (Asarum Europaeum) – Spring

How to Divide Perennials

Perennials to prune in the fall