15 Perennials You MUST Divide This Week (And 6 That Will Die If You Touch Them)

Late summer is one of the best perennial division windows of the whole year — but only for certain plants. Get the timing wrong and you could kill a perennial that was actively protecting itself underground. In this video, we're covering 15 perennials that are ready for the shovel right now, plus 6 that need to stay completely untouched until a different season — including one plant almost every gardener assumes is safe to divide, when it's actually the one most likely to die if you try. 🌱 Divide now: bearded iris, daylilies, hosta, Siberian iris, peony, Shasta daisy, coneflower, black-eyed Susan, astilbe, catmint, hardy geranium, yarrow, bee balm, Solomon's seal, and ornamental grasses 🚫 Leave alone: fall-blooming aster, mums, oriental poppy, baptisia, butterfly weed, and lavender Drop your zone in the comments so we can compare division windows, and let us know which perennial on this list is the most overgrown in your yard right now.Timestamps: 0:00 The perennial division window most gardeners miss 0:45 Plants to divide this week (1–8) 5:30 Plants to divide this week (9–15) 9:00 The 6 perennials to leave alone 13:00 Recap #SeniorHarvest #HydrangeaCare #GardeningTips #GardenTips #Hydrangeas #FlowerGarden #GardeningOver40 #GardeningForSeniors #GardenAdvice #WinterGarden #gardeningtipsandtricks