Fibrous-rooted plants
Place two hand forks back-to-back near the middle of the plant.
Gently push the handles back and forth so that the prongs gradually tease the plant apart.
FIBROUS-ROOTED -- A root system which contains many thin roots rather than a single tap root.
FLAT -- A shallow box or tray used to start cuttings or seedlings.
Anemones are long-lived, fibrous-rooted perennials. The base of the plant is a dark green clump, which produces leaves covered with soft hairs. The low foliage clumps look nice from the moment they emerge in spring until frost enforces their dormancy.
These fibrous-rooted plants tolerate shade, drought, and humidity and spend the entire season smothered in a wealth of handsome little open-faced flowers.
Method of propagation for clump-forming plants through pulling apart fibrous-rooted clumps. 3. The removal of suckers from a parent plant for the purposes of propagation.
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