Re: daylilies

I agree with Gail. You can get named daylilies for free or very
inexpensively. It is wonderful to visit some of the specialist daylily
nurseries and pick out plants. Often, older varieties may be quite
inexpensive, say $5 each, and they still are fine daylilies. There are
also many small, semi-pro growers who put out a typewritten price list at
most. You go to their garden in daylily season, walk around with them, and
select the ones you like, noting their names. In August, go back there and
they will dig up good-sized starts for you for maybe $3 each. As for
amateur collectors who need to divide overgrown clumps, they will gladly
give them away. (I know, because I'm one!) Sometimes it is fun to buy a
few expensive new daylilies, too, and when they reach a certain size you
can trade with another collector. All sorts of options--but it's usually
best if they're named, registered plants. That way you know what you have.

And it's best to buy from someone who is not just a distributor, but who
actually grew the plant s/he is selling.

Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
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