Rhizomes

Today Zoe and I went over to our block to do some gardening. I have some plants (a type of Rhizome which I thought were Dietes but now not sure) which have been in pots for a year now and in need of planting in the ground or repotting, and because we will be building soon I didn't want to plant them just yet so I decided to separate and repot some of them which looked in need of it. After dinner I was thinking of what I should be grateful for and today's gardening came to mind, I was thinking how versatile and cost effective Rhizome plants are and decided that today I would be grateful for Rhizome plants because you can propagate by dividing the established clumps. When we were still living in Riddells Creek, I divided one of our big Rhizome plants which had been planted in the ground, I think I ended up with about twelve or so plants from just that one, today I divided up four of those plants and made an extra twelve, with the minimal cost of some potting mix. How good is that!
Steph

About Rhizomes:

In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (from Ancient Greek: rhízōma "mass of roots",^[1] from rhizóō "cause to strike root")^[2] is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes may also be referred to as creeping rootstalks or rootstocks.

If a rhizome is separated into pieces, each piece may be able to give rise to a new plant. This is a process known as vegetative reproductionand is used by farmers and gardeners to propagate certain plants. Examples of plants that are propagated this way include hops, asparagus,ginger, irises, Lily of the Valley, Cannas, and sympodial orchids. Some examples of rhizomes that are used directly in cooking are ginger,turmeric, galangal, and finger root.

Dietes