Re: Daylilies





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
06/24/99 08:38 AM

I wasn't aware that daylilies transmitted this virus.  I do know, however,
that the orange lilium longifolium called 'Orange Tiger', or tiger lily,
DOES.  Perhaps everyone is getting the two mixed up.  On the e-mail forum
for lilium enthusiasts, this phenomenon has been well documented.  Other
lily bulbs planted near the 'Tiger' strain has stunted flowers and
distorted foliage.  Experts (those with extensive hybridization programs
under their belts and/or years of growing experience) all recommend that
this strain be planted in a separate bed from other lilium to avoid a
soil-borne virus that could affect other bulbs.  Again I stress that these
are from the lilium family -- which is definitely not the same as
daylilies, or hemerocallis.

I've grown the common orange daylilly with no problems alongside my other
hybrids.  The only problem I've had is that the orange one is more
aggressive and will quickly smother out the hybrids.  No viruses have been
detected. I, too, would be curious to see if the common wild hemerocallis
carries a virus that would affect other daylilies.


Val in KY
zone 6a


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