Re: Daylily toughness?
I would guess that the bare roots might be rather dry. Under summer
conditions, you might want to soak those roots a few hours before planting
them; if your soil is wet, though, that will probably allow you to skip that
step. I suspect your plants will do quite nicely. They sometimes take a year
or so to settle in; be patient if they don't perform optimally the first year.
(And protect them from deer, if they are a local problem; daylilies are like
candy, first when there are new tips growing, again when shoots are a few
inches high, and then when entering bud. Bobbex, applied at the right times,
has protected mine.)
Wyn
Stamford, CT
Amy Newkirk wrote:
> Would anyone care to comment on how much abuse daylilies can withstand? I
> received 25 small plants on Tuesday that someone had sent me from the
> garden exchange. Since they were bareroot, I needed to plant them right
> away. However, I am in Kentucky (zone 6) where winter is still going on.
> Fortunately it is about 48 degrees and sunny today so I could get them in
> the ground. Some of them I put into pots to transplant at a more opportune
> time. But some of them I put directly into very wet ground. I simply had
> no other choice.
>
> I know daylilies are supposed to be one of the toughest perennials on the
> planet, but can they withstand this much torture? This is my first
> experience with them, and I want it to be a good one if possible. I know
> this was not the ideal time for this, but they were a gift from a very nice
> person, and I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth.
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Amy Newkirk
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