Dear All, Dividing Tropaeolum tubers? I would never dare to do so. What I did in the past is cuttings. The difficult bit with cuttings is that Tropaeolum shoots have two stages of growth, the first stage is the growth stage where they only produce leaves and shoots and the second stage is the flowering stage where they produce buds and flowers. I read in an article, I think it was the British Alpine Garden Society, that only cuttings of the growth-stage-shoots will root. I tried and it worked. The sheer thin-ness of the shoots did not prove a problem, but of course they should have some leaves. Both tip cuttings and internodal cuttings worket but not 100%. The remaining shoot will branch and grow on after removal of its tip but I agree it feels a little heartbreaking to cut off a lot of shoot of perhaps a single plant. I also rescued bits of shoots this way that "survived" slug damage to the main shoot. A cool to cold but frost free greenhouse is the place to root them, I put the pot into a plastic bag until new growth appears. A big problem with Tropaeolums is that the tubers do not shoot some years, sometimes not even several years in one go. Especially the small tubers formed by cuttings or seedlings may die in this process, larger tubers can last for years firm and healthy. I could not find out why this happens but found it happens less if the dormant tuber is slightly watered during dormancy. The worst species to do that with me is T. brachyceras. What is the experience and opinion of other growers? Bye for today. Uli