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How to split hostas

Splitting hostas will make for a healthier plant and will propagate new plants. Here's when, and how, you split hostas.
The easiest way to get more plants.
Hostas are popular perennial plants that are grown for their stunning foliage and upright flowers. In addition to being beautiful to look at, hostas are also an effective, natural weed-suppressant.
With little to no airborne pollen, hostas (Hosta spp.) are a great plant for allergy sufferers. They are often planted for their attractive foliage rather than for their flowers. Their flowers arc ...
Anyone with a shady spot to fill can attest to the value of hostas. They’ll happily grow where other plants fail, establishing themselves as the most widely grown ornamental perennial in the United ...