RE: Daylily genes

Kitty,

That's exactly the way I would divide one of those clumps that develop a
thick single root.  Some daylilies seem prone to this way of growing.  I
have a great garden knife from Lee Valley Tools that I use for all sorts of
tasks.  It was under $10 and is indispensable! I'll try to find it online
and send a link.

Chris Petersen
Northport, Long Island, New York
 Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)

chris@widom-assoc.com
My garden: http://www.chrispnpt.shutterfly.com



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Kitty
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:52 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Daylily genes

What I meant about Stella is that, from my experience, if you don't divide
her by the third year, you will litterally need a hacksaw and a lot of elbow

grease.  Or maybe just big strong arms and a shovel and a bellowing
"Hi-yah!" as you you slice through a clump.  When I dug a clump up after a
few years I discovered not a mass of roots, but something different that
looked like a very large white pineapple when sliced through.  It was solid,

as if the roots had all become one at the center.  I cut it into 4 or 5
wedges, potted them and they grew again just fine.  An indestructible plant.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Apking" <redfour@omni-tech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Daylily genes


> Hi Kitty and all,
> Is there any particular method to dividing Stella?  Just about all the
> aftermath of the storm went East of us, got just over an inch of rain
> and some heavy winds.  Thanks, Rich in Z-5
>
> Kitty wrote:
>> Some of you are experts on Hemerocallis - Chris in LI and I think
>> Auralie knows a thing or two.  Anyone have a good answer for this?
>>
>> I have about 12 named cultivars (though a few have lost their names)
>> of daylilies.  All are dormant growers.  A few are new so I can't say
>> much about their growth habits, but of the others, most seem to be
>> somewhat slow-growing to me. They might put on a new fan, occasionally
>> two each year. By contrast H. 'Crown Royal' must be divided every
>> third year and then it takes all manner of tools to pry them apart;
>> it's that vigorous.  I'll replant 8 again, but I'll have filled 30 pots.
>>
>> Is it in the plant's genes?  What makes one grow so much more
>> vigorously? Though they grow in different spots, I beleive they all
>> get similar, soil, sun, moisture, & fertilizer conditions.
>>
>> I am familiar with the difference of Stella d'Oro, but none of these
>> daylilies seem to be of that type.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a way I can beef up the other hems more quickly?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
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