I had mentioned before of the best way to dig a fern leaf by using nozzled water. The roots are usually delicate and cannot be handled as one would handle the standard peonies. This example was dug today due to being in an unfavorable location and I wanted to see how it had developed. First pic is from 7-8-2010 the year after it was planted from a sliver root with one eye in 2009. The other two are as it is today. A prime example of the slow process required to bring them to blooming size or saleable size for marketing. One of the reasons they are scarce and expensive.
