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daylilies

Greetings fellow "Hemaholics":

Regarding recent posts on daylilies: I NEVER cut mine down after
blooming. Rarely have the brown foliage some have mentioned. I water
"hems" well throughout the growing season -- deeply. They are not in bog
patches, but they do not grow in overly dry soil either (this can cause
leaf browning). 

As for second blooms, I sincerely doubt if the daylilies that were moved
flowered a second time because they were transplanted (mine never have).
You probably have a rebloomer. I'm always looking for more rebloomers to
extend the flowering season. I grow early, mid-season, late-season
varieties plus a couple of rebloomers (not including stella).

I transplant in spring, late summer or autumn. Whichever you choose, be
sure to water the plants in well and keep them watered. I fertilize
plants in spring as they sprout above soil; sometimes again (if I get
around to it) in June or July. 

As for new transplants not blooming the same season, it has rarely
happened to me. To avoid this, I would dig, divide and replant in late
summer or early autumn when the bulk of daylilies have completed their
blooming (hold off on rebloomers until they're done flowering or wait
until spring; be sure to mark these plants).

All of my hems do not have identification tags, but I do keep a log/map
with each variety penciled in. Also included: notes on current season's
growth and blooming.

I grow many types of perennials, but my favorites are daylilies and
hosta.

John Adney
Marion, Iowa (east-central Iowa next to Cedar Rapids)
On the lines of zones 4-5.

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