Re: daylily offsets?

Marya,
Those plants forming on the scapes are called proliferations by the daylily experts. They will root up and eventually become new plants. I assumed Nan was referring to new fans at the base of the scape.

Cheryl


Nan --

Last year several of my plants did this (the offsets were up in the air,
on the flower stalks, that's what you are referring to, right?) I didn't
try it but I'd guess that cutting them off and potting them up would
work, or even better, pinning down the stalk and covering the bottom part
of the aerial plantlet with soil and keeping it watered until roots form,
then cutting off the stalk.

I am wondering if  this is a response to stress? This year mine didn't do
it but there was plenty of water up through blooming time.

                                        Marya zone 6


 I was out watering my daylilies this morning and noticed that on
 some
 of them, the flower stalks have formed baby plants at joints in the

 stalks.  They look like offsets.  I've never seen this before, is it

 common?  And how do I treat the offsets to make them into full
 sized,
 rooted plants?

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

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