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Re: new plants on scapes?

At 07:51  22/08/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all,
>I have 2 daylilies this year that have developed what appear
>to be new plants at the top of flower scapes that did not
>turn brown after the flowers faded.  These new leaves are
>about 4 inches long and appear on 2 places on the stalk.
>Are these really babies?  How do I treat them?  There are no
>visible roots, and I can't quite figure out where to cut
>them from the scape and how to plant them.
>

Howdy,
	Orchids sometimes do similar but they produce roots as well.  They are
called Keikis.  I have had daylilies do the same from time to time.  I have
tried cutting them but have been unsuccessful.  I would suggest that it may
be worthwhile trying to peg them down so that they are still attached to
the flower stalk, but the base of the new "plantlet" is in contact with the
ground.  Maybe this will allow them to root??

	Just a suggestion.  Maybe someone with more knowledge of daylilies can
confirm or refute this.  I'll be trying it next time one of mine does the
same thing.

	Cheers.

	Paul Tyerman (Canberra, Australia... Zone 8)


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