Re: Dividing daylilies

If I end up breaking the root system and/or lose a lot of dirt, I have lots better luck if I cut back the foliage. The plant then can expend its energy into reestablishing the root system and then grows lush new leaves.

Also, try to stick to 2 fan divisions as a minimum. I only go to one, if and only if, it splits off by its self!
Cheryl



I have divided down to 1 fan, but like you say it takes awhile for them to produce lots of blooms ...
I don't normally cut the foliage since I've always believed that is how they feed, maybe that's daffodils.
Donna in NE Mississippi zone 7

Hal or Nancy Robinson wrote:

Did you cut the foliage off when you divided the daylilies?  I could not
believe that doing that could make such a difference in how the plants
grow but now I do that all the time.  Also reducing the plant  to 3 fans
is about all you should cut  and replant.  One can over divide them and
it does take time to rebuilt the energy to bloom good.  I find it takes
about three years to get a nice clump with a lot of blooms here in
Tennessee.
Nancy

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Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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