Re: hems again

Yes, it does help w/ stability but here we have to be even more concerned
about moisture retention during these long dry summers.  With the crown at
soil level, they'd dry out in a heartbeat.

On 9/26/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> This species is hardy to zone 4.  I'm in 5, sometimes considered 6, so
> hardiness shouldn't be a problem.  I'm wondering if I should pull it out and
> replant just as Pam described.  That smidge below soil level is helpful for
> stability.  I don't know why they would suggest 2 inches below.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] hems again
>
>
> here we plant them w/ the crown just a smidge below (1/2" maybe) soil
>> level.  but we don't have to worry about hardiness here either.  If you
>> planted them 2" deep here, they'd never bloom.  My neighbor did that once,
>> so we dug them all up one weekend and replanted them and they started to
>> bud
>> out 2 weeks later.
>>
>> On 9/26/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I always thought daylilies were easy, no-brainer plants.  But here I am
>>> with another Hemerocallis question.  I ordered Hemerocallis multiflora
>>> because the catalog said it was a fall bloomer.  Nice way to extend the
>>> season.
>>>
>>> On the bag it stated, "plant the roots so that the crown is about 2
>>> inches
>>> below the soil line."  Sounded sort of odd to me, but I figured, since
>>> it's
>>> a species, maybe it had different requirements.  So I did that.
>>> (actually, I
>>> planted it that way in a pot, not in the ground yet.)
>>>
>>> Then I found a pamphlet in the box that says to plant at the original
>>> depth, ascertained by the bleach mark on the foliage. (I hadn't noticed
>>> any)
>>>  Then it says, "Planting too deeply stunts growth and flower
>>> development."
>>>
>>> So, all you experts, should this Hem be planted with the crown at, below,
>>> or well below soil level?
>>>
>>> Kitty
>>> neIN, Zone 5
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>>
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>> Pam Evans
>> Kemp TX
>> zone 8A
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Kemp TX
zone 8A

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