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Astilbe bare root - which way up to plant ?

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    Bought some bare root Astilbe Red Baron which arrived today. Thought I'd pot them up before planting outside when spring arrives. Trouble is I can't work out which way up, what do you think?
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    Second photo has a flat bit where it must have been chopped off from the mother plant, so I suppose that is the bottom?
     
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      Any knobbly bits I would assume is the top,
      Photo 1, I would guess the right hand side is the bottom.
      Photo 2, I would guess the right hand side again is the bottom.
      Maybe sit them as they are on some soil and see where they start sprouting.
       
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        Thanks Mazambo, my photos are a bit blurred but I think you may be right.
         
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          Only 4 days after putting in a poly bag with damp compost and they have started shooting already.

          So now it's obvious that my cuttings are vertical slices off a main root, I thought the flat sides were the top/bottom :redface:

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            Looking good, John!!
             
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