As long as you're not talking about Potentilla fruticosa, the shrubby one, then yes, these plants can be divided in early spring and replanted immediately. May need doing every 3-4 years.

Thanks Bamboo. Got Gibsons Scarlet, Monarch's Velvet, a peachy one and Wm Rollinson all of which need thinning out. Id probly try softwood cuttings with fruticosa, but I wasnt sure if the herbaceous cinquefoil was touchy or not.

Thanks Bamboo. Got Gibsons Scarlet, Monarch's Velvet, a peachy one and Wm Rollinson all of which need thinning out. Id probly try softwood cuttings with fruticosa, but I wasnt sure if the herbaceous cinquefoil was touchy or not.