Any piece of the tuberous roots of geophytic pelargoniums can be grown into a plant.? Adventituous buds form where the cut is made,? or if two cuts are made, on the side that pointed towards the crown.?No stem tissue needed.??Some species make strings of tuberous roots, sort of like sausage links strung together, they can be separated and individually grown on into plants.? Ernie DeMarie Tuckahoe NY Z6/7 -----Original Message----- From: Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Sent: Mon, Jun 29, 2009 10:53 am Subject: [pbs] Pelargonium question Hi, My friend Andrew Wilson once gave me a piece of one of the tuberous Pelargoniums and I was able to grow my own from it. I am wondering what parts of these can be grown on. I dug up a dormant one and there are lots of little pieces, but I know some tubers need a stem piece to grow on so that what looks like a root may not work. I was thinking of sending some of these to the BX if they can be grown on, but don't want to take the trouble if they can't. Mary Sue