Re: day lilies
- To: j*@earthlink.net
- Subject: Re: day lilies
- From: B* S*
- Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:18:01 -0700
Thanks, John.
You seem to have lots of experience with day lilies. Do you
know the cultivar Edna Spaulding? That's the one I have and
it hasn't put out many flower stalks the three years I've
had it. I'm thinking of trying it (or a division of) in a
spot that retains more moisture. What do you think?
Barbara
On Wed, 05 Apr 2000 22:43:31 -0700
"John MacGregor" <jonivy@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Barbara,
>
> > Is it too late to divide day lilies in the Bay Area?
> I'd
> > like to try mine in a different location.
>
> No, you can divide daylilies almost any time you want
> wherever the ground
> does not freeze more than an inch deep. My rule is, do
> it when you have the
> time (or when it occurs to you that they need it). In
> California, we can
> take advantage of a God-given mild climate to chose our
> own schedule for
> many garden chores. And these days, we often have to fit
> these in when we
> get the chance.
>
> I inherited a large collection of daylilies in one of the
> gardens I care
> for, and for a couple of years I moved them around
> whenever they came into
> bloom because It allowed me to visualize exactly how they
> would fit into my
> color schemes. By the following year they were well
> established exactly
> where I wanted them and bloomed normally. For some, it
> temporarily screwed
> up their bloom cycle for the current season, but by the
> next year the
> transplants had had a full year to establish in their new
> location. Many of
> the repeat-bloomers even flowered in less than a year.
>
> > And if I divide
> > them, do I have to dig out the entire plant?
>
> No, you can dig out just a part of the plant and leave
> the rest to go on
> blooming on its regular schedule.
>
>
> John MacGregor
> jonivy@earthlink.net
>
