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Old 26-11-2016, 09:22 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Jeff Layman[_2_] Jeff Layman[_2_] is offline
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On 26/11/16 17:41, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
Is it ok to saw a plant in half so I get two? Yes I know it's out of
focus, I didn't check it before potting the plants, I dunno what the
camera focused on, but I can't see it in the picture.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ite4os19jh...plant.JPG?dl=0


Looks like an aspidistra to me. Yes, you can cut it up into many parts
if you so wish.

There are a few plants I would not cut in half to propagate; most of
those are bulbs, or tubers from cyclamen or begonias.

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Jeff