The local nursery was completely out of Carex praegracilis this year, so we decided to divide our existing meadow and plant plugs. Since this was done just at the beginning of the rainy season, the plants needed no irrigation. After frosts and several inches of rain, the plants could look better. Time will tell if the division and plugging process was successful, and it looks like not all the plants will survive. Maybe the divisions were too small, but in any case the plants were sending out runners vigorously at planting time and the survivors will hopefully colonize the new space by summer (if all goes according to plan).