Hallo - and welcome to GOY. I have a Gunnera - and pieces must root easily, as three years ago last spring, when I was tidying the plant up after the winter, a piece came loose. Rather than dispose of it, I 'threw' it onto our stream bank - and was surprised to see it thriving there a year later! It's doing really well, with several leaves and a 'flower'.

So try to root a piece! I would wait until spring now.

Ok thanks, Ill give it a go!!! :D

I tried several times to grow it from bought-in seed with no success. But division is dead easy.

After losing one or two plants due to my own incompetence (in not giving winter protection), I split the new one I bought into four plants immediately after purchase around June. Was dead easy, and all of them are still alive. I always keep one in a pot in the conservatory just in case the others all die. Extra insurance!

its as easy as plant devision gets realy

well, spring has arrived and Ive taken the winter protection off my gunera. Should I just cut one of the new leaves off and put it in some soil to root? Is there anything else I need to do?

No - it's a case of splitting the plant, not via a leaf. Can you chop a piece off at one side for potting up?

Its in a pot already so I might try splitting it when I repot it this year, thankyou.

In a pot? I am surprised - they're such huge plants!

Yeah and it's a huge pot too ;-)

It would have to be!!!! LOL.

for every bud you can see you can make that many new plants . i mite leave it another couple of weeks though when you know the frost has gone .